beheading

== English == === Etymology === From behead + -ing. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bɪˈhɛˌdɪŋ/ (weak vowel merger) IPA(key): /bəˈhɛˌdɪŋ/ === Verb === beheading present participle and gerund of behead === Noun === beheading (countable and uncountable, plural beheadings) An instance of a person being beheaded. ==== Synonyms ==== decapitation decollation ==== Translations ==== === See also === subheading