noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The act of one who blackmails. countable, uncountable

   "All the materials, therefore, existed for an interminable series of hagglings, bargainings, and blackmailings."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of blackmail form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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Example

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"Tom said Mary was blackmailing him."

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