slaying
noun /ˈsleɪɪŋ/
/ˈsleɪɪŋ/
- (old-fashioned or literary) the act of killing somebody/something in a war or a fight
- a play about St George and the slaying of the dragon
- (especially North American English) (used especially in newspapers) the act of murdering somebody
- the drug-related slayings of five people