necklace
/ˈnɛkləs/ verb C2- To informally execute by necklacing; by setting on fire a petrol-filled rubber tyre which has been put around the bound victim's neck. · 2002 Buthelezi: A Biography by Ben Temkin Inkatha members have been hacked to death and necklaced, and their houses have been destroyed
He/she/it necklaces · Past necklaced · Past participle necklaced · -ing form necklacing
Verb forms
- Base form
- necklace
- He/she/it
- necklaces
- Past
- necklaced
- Past participle
- necklaced
- -ing form
- necklacing
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Bertram gave her a diamond ring and a ruby necklace and told her they would go to Europe for a wedding tour, for he was immensely wealthy.
Cordelia was secretly in love with Bertram herself and when Geraldine told her about the engagement she was simply furious, especially when she saw the necklace and the diamond ring.
For Anne the days slipped by like golden beads on the necklace of the year.
Madame Forestier graciously offered her expansive jewelry box, allowing Mathilde to select a magnificent, heavy diamond necklace.
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