Definitions for Spearing

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Spearing spear·ing

Spelling: [speer-ing]

IPA: /ˈspɪər ɪŋ/

Spearing is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 524 anagrams from letters in Spearing (aeginprs).

Definitions for Spearing

noun

1. an illegal check in which a player jabs an opponent with the end of the stick blade or the top end of the stick, resulting in a penalty.
2. a long, stabbing weapon for thrusting or throwing, consisting of a wooden shaft to which a sharp-pointed head, as of iron or steel, is attached.
3. a soldier or other person armed with such a weapon; spearman:
4. a similar weapon or stabbing implement, as one for use in fishing.
5. the act of spearing.
6. a sprout or shoot of a plant, as a blade of grass or an acrospire of grain.

adjective

1. spear side.

verb (used with object)

1. to pierce with or as with a spear.

verb (used without object)

1. to go or penetrate like a spear:
2. to sprout; shoot; send up or rise in a spear or spears.

Origin of Spearing

1770-80, for literal sense; spear¹ + -ing¹

Examples for Spearing

He then set a couple of his men to watch for danger, and the spearing began.

Queen Elizabeth I owned forks for sweetmeats but chose to use her fingers instead, finding the spearing motion to be crude.

These lakes also abound with a great variety of fish, which can be taken by spearing.

The method of securing them was by spearing them from the canoes.

Would you shoot a black-fellow, Mr Gerrard, for spearing a horse or bullock?

One main culprit was the hard-shell helmet that had essentially become a spearing weapon.

But Tom and I could do the spearing, and you could put the eels in the basket.

Taken to spearing the cattle, and the men too if they get a chance.

“Ye will be back in the afternoon, and we will be spearing for you, bairns,” she said.

They broke our ships and killed my companions, spearing them like fish.