robbing

English

Verb

robbing

1. present participle and gerund of rob

Noun

robbing (countable and uncountable, plural robbings)

1. robbery
   • 1985, David-Hillel Ruben, The Metaphysics of the Social World, page 141:

     Consider the first, allegedly contrastive fact, that there were some bank robbings by Sutton rather than no robbings at all by Sutton.

Derived terms

• graverobbing

Middle English

Noun

robbing

1. alternative form of robbynge