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was kidnapping

  • past progressive
    of kidnap.
    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.

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Her most heinous act was kidnapping Edna's dog Tootsie, the fuzzy patch-eyed thing that looks like something a spoilt child would keep her pyjamas in.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 20, 2010

Whether this was kidnapping or not is for the reader to decide for himself.

From The Underground Railroad A Record of Facts, Authentic Narratives, Letters, &c., Narrating the Hardships, Hair-Breadth Escapes and Death Struggles of the Slaves in Their Efforts for Freedom, As Related by Themselves and Others, or Witnessed by the Author. by William Still

And he was kidnapping Ronnie under the very eyes of his friends—Ronnie, the "King of the Castle", the idol of the school, and the one treasure of Mrs. Trevellyan's old age!

From The School by the Sea by Angela Brazil

As we passed into the tunnel my mind lashed wildly about in search of explanations, the only one I could find being that Larry Strangways was kidnapping me.

From The High Heart by Basil King