noun
Uncommon
robbing
Robbing (noun) means the act of committing robbery. Example: “He was arrested for robbing a jewellery store.”
noun
1
The act of committing robbery.
"Consider the first, allegedly contrastive fact, that there were some bank robbings by Sutton rather than no robbings at all by Sutton."
— David-Hillel Ruben, The Metaphysics of the Social World (1985)
"He was arrested for robbing a jewellery store."
How to use robbing
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe act of stealing from someone, typically by force.
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Word forms
- Plural
- robbings
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Rhymes for robbing
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What does “robbing” mean?
The word “robbing” means the act of committing robbery. In plain terms, the act of stealing from someone, typically by force.
How do you use “robbing” in a sentence?
Here is “robbing” used in a sentence: “He was arrested for robbing a jewellery store.”
What part of speech is “robbing”?
“Robbing” is a noun.
Is “robbing” a common word?
“Robbing” is an uncommon word in modern English.
