mugging

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmʌɡɪŋ/
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  • Rhymes: -ʌɡɪŋ

Noun

mugging (plural muggings)

  1. A quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place.
    There have been three muggings in this street in the past week.

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Verb

mugging

  1. present participle and gerund of mug
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