Impaling
/ɪmˈpeɪlɪŋ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of something being impaled.
"In inspecting numerous shrike impalings I find that where abundant impaling situations, such as barbed-wire fences, are at hand, the unfinished meals of shrikes are distributed along such fences at considerable intervals."
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of impale form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"In inspecting numerous shrike impalings I find that where abundant impaling situations, such as barbed-wire fences, are at hand, the unfinished meals of shrikes are distributed along such fences at considerable intervals."