slay
verb (used with object)
to kill by violence.
slaying
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present participleof slay.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Bryan’s character is a big part of the movie’s appeal; he’s a scruffy, discombobulated everyman who figures out solutions on the fly, not a boringly cool and composed slaying machine.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
Her slaying shocked the world and put Malta, the European Union's smallest member state, in the spotlight over its apparent rule-of-law failings.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
Defense attorney Michael Sanft argued Davis’s book was a self-aggrandizing fiction designed to profit from Tupac’s historical slaying and insisted there was little evidence to corroborate his client’s written claims.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
At her morning news conference, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum vowed that Gastelum’s slaying would not go unpunished.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
The only gift that Beowulf kept was the golden ring Queen Wealhtheow had put on his finger after the slaying of Grendel.
From "Beowulf: A New Telling" by Robert Nye
