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“Slaying” or “Sleighing”

slaying / sleighing are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

slaying s·l·EY·ih·ng

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

sleighing

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

Usage

Examples in context

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“slaying”

  • the Silla capital at Gyeongju, slaying King Gyeongae and establishing King
  • trespassing on his demesnes and slaying the creatures who were his
  • free the brothers from captivity, slaying their captors, including a Roman
  • Hunting and slaying illithids whenever they can is
  • the matter of the 1989 slaying of several Jesuit priests, their
  • confessed his participation in the slaying of Antimafia judge Giovanni Falcone.
  • the demon Hiranya and other slaying him.

“sleighing”

No example sentences found for this spelling.

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