kidnap
verb (used with object)
to steal, carry off, or abduct by force or fraud, especially for use as a hostage or to extract ransom.
is kidnapping
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present progressiveof kidnap (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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That, and that alone, was and is kidnapping in divine and human statute.
From Slavery Ordained of God by F. A. (Frederick Augustus) Ross
A loutish beast agrees to gamble for a woman he is kidnapping with a young adventurer who sees at the moment no other way to save her from the other man’s clutches.
From Dramatic Technique by George Pierce Baker
