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abducting

UK
/əbˈdʌktɪŋ/
US
/æbˈdʌktɪŋ/

Translations

abductingnoun
abductings
pl
Gerund functioning as a noun, denoting the act of kidnapping.
The abducting of the diplomat triggered an international outcry.
L'enlèvement du diplomate a provoqué une indignation internationale.
Additional translations
raptSoutenu ou littéraire.
abductinggerund / present participle
Participial adjective describing someone or something that abducts.
ravisseurAu sens de « qui enlève, qui kidnappe ».
Authorities arrested the abducting suspects at the airport.
Les autorités ont arrêté les suspects ravisseurs à l'aéroport.
abductverb

abducting

Gerund

abducted
Past Simple
abducted
Past Participle
abducting
Gerund
UK
/əbˈdʌkt/
US
/æbˈdʌkt/
kidnapperau sens criminel
The criminal planned to abduct the child from the playground.
Le criminel prévoyait de kidnapper l'enfant sur l'aire de jeux.
abduireen anatomie
The deltoid muscle abducts the arm at the shoulder.
Le muscle deltoïde sert à abduire le bras à l'épaule.
Additional translations
enleverau sens criminel
Synonyms
snatch
seize
take away
carry off
kidnap

Definitions

abductingnoun
The act or process of taking someone away illegally by force or deception; kidnapping.
The abducting of the diplomat triggered an international outcry.
abductinggerund / present participle
Engaged in or characterized by kidnapping.
Authorities arrested the abducting suspects at the airport.
abductverb
To take someone away illegally by force or deception; kidnap.
The criminal planned to abduct the child from the playground.
To move (a limb or other part of the body) away from the midline or from another part.
The deltoid muscle abducts the arm at the shoulder.
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