bowstring

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈboʊstɹɪŋ/

Verb

transitive

(transitive) To strangle with a bowstring.

Japanese Meaning

弓の弦を用いて締め付ける、絞殺する / 弓の弦で首を絞める

What is this buttons?

No one suspected he would bowstring the guard to silence him.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

誰も彼が看守を弓の弦で絞め殺して黙らせるとは思わなかった。

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Sense（1）

(transitive) To strangle with a bowstring.

When the day broke […] it was high time for her to get up and be bowstrung—a thing very little more pleasant than hanging, only a trifle more genteel.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

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bowstrings

（ present singular third-person ）

bowstringing

（ participle present ）

bowstrung

（ participle past ）

bowstrung

（ past ）

bowstringed

（ participle past ）

bowstringed

（ past ）

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