Cuffing
/ˈkʌfɪŋ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act by which somebody is cuffed or struck. countable, uncountable
"I was able to remember that the method seemed right and natural to me in those days, I being born to it and unaware that elsewhere there were other methods; but I was also able to remember that those unresented cuffings made me sorry for the victim and ashamed for the punisher."
- 2 The act or process of placing handcuffs on a person. countable, uncountable
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of cuff form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"I was able to remember that the method seemed right and natural to me in those days, I being born to it and unaware that elsewhere there were other methods; but I was also able to remember that those unresented cuffings made me sorry for the victim and ashamed for the punisher."