goring

¹

[gawr-ing, gor-]

noun

Nautical.

1. the triangular area along a leech of a square sail, created by the presence of a gore.

Göring

²

Or Goe·ring

[gair-ing, gur-, gœ-ring]

noun

1. Hermann Wilhelm 1893–1946, German field marshal and Nazi party leader.

Göring

/ ˈɡøːrɪŋ /

noun

1. Hermann Wilhelm (ˈhɛrman ˈvɪlhɛlm). 1893–1946, German Nazi leader and field marshal. He commanded Hitler's storm troops (1923) and as Prussian prime minister and German commissioner for aviation (1933–45) he founded the Gestapo and mobilized Germany for war. Sentenced to death at Nuremberg, he committed suicide

Word History and Origins

Origin of goring¹

First recorded in 1620–30; gore ³ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Kelley was trying to con Göring into opening up, Göring was trying to con Kelley into believing in him, Jackson was trying to con four different countries into holding the trials, and Howie Triest … well, I’ll leave that for the film.

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The book was about Kelley and Göring facing off in a prison cell.

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Not only that, but he then took a leave of absence from the court and went to Nuremberg to become the chief U.S. prosecutor, and the man who ultimately faced down Göring in open court.

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Göring’s wife and daughter with Kelley — it had to go in the movie.

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Army psychiatrist who at the end of World War II was brought in to evaluate the Nazi high command to see if they could stand trial for their war crimes, and the relationship he developed with the highest-ranking living Nazi, Hermann Göring.

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