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PRONUNCIATION OF PISTOL-WHIPPING

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PISTOL-WHIPPING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Pistol-Whipping is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb pistol-whipping in English.

WHAT DOES PISTOL-WHIPPING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Pistol-whipping

Pistol-whipping is the act of using a handgun as a blunt weapon, wielding it as if it were a club or baton. "Pistol-whipping" and "to pistol-whip" were reported as "new words" of American speech in 1955, with cited usages from the 1940s. However, both the term and the practice trace back to the Wild West of the 19th century. Pistol-whipping should not be confused with butt-stroking, a close combat military discipline using the rifle.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PISTOL-WHIPPING

PRESENT

Present
I pistol-whipping
you pistol-whipping
he/she/it pistol-whippings
we pistol-whipping
you pistol-whipping
they pistol-whipping
Present continuous
I am pistol-whippinging
you are pistol-whippinging
he/she/it is pistol-whippinging
we are pistol-whippinging
you are pistol-whippinging
they are pistol-whippinging
Present perfect
I have pistol-whippinged
you have pistol-whippinged
he/she/it has pistol-whippinged
we have pistol-whippinged
you have pistol-whippinged
they have pistol-whippinged
Present perfect continuous
I have been pistol-whippinging
you have been pistol-whippinging
he/she/it has been pistol-whippinging
we have been pistol-whippinging
you have been pistol-whippinging
they have been pistol-whippinging
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I pistol-whippinged
you pistol-whippinged
he/she/it pistol-whippinged
we pistol-whippinged
you pistol-whippinged
they pistol-whippinged
Past continuous
I was pistol-whippinging
you were pistol-whippinging
he/she/it was pistol-whippinging
we were pistol-whippinging
you were pistol-whippinging
they were pistol-whippinging
Past perfect
I had pistol-whippinged
you had pistol-whippinged
he/she/it had pistol-whippinged
we had pistol-whippinged
you had pistol-whippinged
they had pistol-whippinged
Past perfect continuous
I had been pistol-whippinging
you had been pistol-whippinging
he/she/it had been pistol-whippinging
we had been pistol-whippinging
you had been pistol-whippinging
they had been pistol-whippinging
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will pistol-whipping
you will pistol-whipping
he/she/it will pistol-whipping
we will pistol-whipping
you will pistol-whipping
they will pistol-whipping
Future continuous
I will be pistol-whippinging
you will be pistol-whippinging
he/she/it will be pistol-whippinging
we will be pistol-whippinging
you will be pistol-whippinging
they will be pistol-whippinging
Future perfect
I will have pistol-whippinged
you will have pistol-whippinged
he/she/it will have pistol-whippinged
we will have pistol-whippinged
you will have pistol-whippinged
they will have pistol-whippinged
Future perfect continuous
I will have been pistol-whippinging
you will have been pistol-whippinging
he/she/it will have been pistol-whippinging
we will have been pistol-whippinging
you will have been pistol-whippinging
they will have been pistol-whippinging
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would pistol-whipping
you would pistol-whipping
he/she/it would pistol-whipping
we would pistol-whipping
you would pistol-whipping
they would pistol-whipping
Conditional continuous
I would be pistol-whippinging
you would be pistol-whippinging
he/she/it would be pistol-whippinging
we would be pistol-whippinging
you would be pistol-whippinging
they would be pistol-whippinging
Conditional perfect
I would have pistol-whipping
you would have pistol-whipping
he/she/it would have pistol-whipping
we would have pistol-whipping
you would have pistol-whipping
they would have pistol-whipping
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been pistol-whippinging
you would have been pistol-whippinging
he/she/it would have been pistol-whippinging
we would have been pistol-whippinging
you would have been pistol-whippinging
they would have been pistol-whippinging
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you pistol-whipping
we let´s pistol-whipping
you pistol-whipping
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to pistol-whipping
Past participle
pistol-whippinged
Present Participle
pistol-whippinging
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PISTOL-WHIPPING

pistol
pistol grip
pistol point
pistol shot
pistol-whip
pistol-whipped
pistole
pistoleer
pistolero
pistolet
pistolier
pistolled
pistolling
piston
piston engine
piston pin
piston ring
piston rod
piston slap
piston-engined

WORDS THAT END LIKE PISTOL-WHIPPING

camping
clipping
dripping
dropping
flipping
home shopping
hopping
mapping
overlapping
popping
propping
shipping
shopping
stepping
stopping
stripping
swapping
tapping
tipping
topping
wrapping

Synonyms and antonyms of pistol-whipping in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «pistol-whipping» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PISTOL-WHIPPING

Find out the translation of pistol-whipping to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of pistol-whipping from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «pistol-whipping» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

手枪鞭打
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

culatazos
570 millions of speakers

English

pistol-whipping
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पिस्तौल - सजा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مسدس الجلد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Пистолет - порка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pistola - flagelação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পিস্তল-চাবকানি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pistolet à fouetter
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pistol-sebat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Pistolenschlag
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ピストルホイップ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

권총 휘핑
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pistol-whipping
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

súng ngắn whipping
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிஸ்டல்-ராப்பிங்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पिस्तुल-फटाके
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tabanca-şamar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pistola - fustigazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Pistolet - bicia
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Пістолет - порка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pistol - biciuire
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πιστόλι - μαστίγωμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

pistool - lyfstraf
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

pistolvisp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

pistol - pisking
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of pistol-whipping

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PISTOL-WHIPPING»

The term «pistol-whipping» is normally little used and occupies the 135.949 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PISTOL-WHIPPING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «pistol-whipping» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «pistol-whipping» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about pistol-whipping

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PISTOL-WHIPPING»

Discover the use of pistol-whipping in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to pistol-whipping and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Spitz and Fisher's Medicolegal Investigation of Death: ...
Pistol whipping is an all-encompassing term not necessarily limited to firearms. Injuries identical to pistol whipping may be inflicted with the back end of the handle of a knife. Lacerations from pistol whipping are predom- inately located on the ...
Werner U. Spitz, Daniel J. Spitz, Russell S. Fisher, 2006
2
Querp Modern - the Wild West
Although this is called pistol whipping, the butt of a rifle or shotgun will do. When a character pistol whips his enemy, the victim must make a Strength roll (difficulty 10) or be knocked unconscious for 1 – 6 minutes (1 dice). Pistol whipping is ...
Jamie Wallis, 2010
3
The Sunlight Dialogues
Worst of all, though, was the pistol-whipping of the Indian who had stayed. Boyle had a certain respect for the police. He feared and disliked them, but he feared and disliked them less than do many citizens. He understood their rules and, as a  ...
John Gardner, 2006
4
Forensic Pathology: Principles and Practice
Pistol whipping Firearms are not restricted to inflicting injuries by just shooting projectiles. They are predominantly metallic objects that can be used to deliver blunt force injuries, as in pistol whipping. Different parts of the firearm will leave ...
David Dolinak, Evan Matshes, Emma O. Lew, 2005
5
Working the Waterfront: The Ups and Downs of a Rebel ...
Allee then proceeded to give Sam a pistol whipping. Through it all he kept his thumb on the hammer of that pistol, as if ready to cock it. He began with a couple of whacks to the side of Sam's head. Sam raised his arms to protect his head.
Gilbert Mers, 2010
6
Project Queen II
Toby pounced on him, giving him a hard-core pistol whipping. “You chose the wrong woman to run games on. You picked my blood, motherfucker. I'll kill about me and mines. Do you understand me, nigga?” he asked, as he continuously ...
Teresa D. Patterson, 2010
7
Pike
Pike'd already have his .357 out, pistol whipping him until the skin hang oflhisface in bloody sheets. ~ It snows during the night, all night. Pike dreams of Mexico. He always does. Days, he doesn't let himself think past the borders, nights he still ...
Benjamin Whitmer, 2010
8
Racial Violence on Trial: A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and ...
Back of Milam's home is a tool house, with two rooms each about 12 feet square. They took him there and began “whipping” him, first Milam, then Bryant smashing him across the head with those .45s. Pistol-whipping: a court-martial offense in ...
Christopher Waldrep, 2001
9
The Last Gunfight: The Real Story of the Shootout at the ...
Ike was set free by the judge in recorder's court, the cut on his head caused by Virgil's pistol-whipping was still bleeding.Just outside the courtroom Ike stumbled upon his friend Billy Claiborne. The twenty-one-yearold Claiborne wanted to be a  ...
Jeff Guinn, 2012
10
The Victims:
Robles and Delaney next discussed a woman they were both interested in, and Margie recalled that the woman tried to steal her husband. “She turned aroundand got a pistol-whipping from me, man,” Margie boasted. “Wow,” said Delaney.
Kenneth Gross, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PISTOL-WHIPPING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term pistol-whipping is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Drake Responds to Meek Mills Ghostwriter Allegations With Diss …
... Rick Ross took time out of his busy schedule of dealing with 50 Cent's trolling and allegedly pistol-whipping the help to side with Drizzy, while ... «Daily Beast, Jul 15»
2
Copperas Cove: Man Arrested After Pistol-Whipping Incident
COPPERAS COVE (July 22, 2015) A Copperas Cove man was held Wednesday in the Lampasas County Jail charged in connection with an ... «KWTX, Jul 15»
3
'Road rage' probe leads to attempted murder charges in gun-related …
An arrest in a road rage incident earlier this week has led to the arrest of another man allegedly involved in a “pistol-whipping” last Saturday ... «Ottawa Citizen, Jul 15»
4
Armed robber sought after ankle bracelet cut off
Hartwell and another man were accused of pistol-whipping an employee at Inkas Security Services on Signet Dr. — near Weston Rd. and Finch ... «Toronto Sun, Jul 15»
5
Man charged for attacking, firing shot at tenant
HOLT, Mich. (WLNS)—A man is facing charges for pistol-whipping and shooting at another man inside an apartment complex. Just before 4 ... «WLNS, Jul 15»
6
Va. man pleads guilty, gets six years, for robberies
18 robbery and pistol-whipping at Courtside Apartments, 85 N. Court St. In the incident at Courtside, Basham was subdued by several men ... «Athens NEWS, Jul 15»
7
Man booked for allegedly pistol-whipping another in Rocklin
Rocklin police arrested Jonathan Ivey over the weekend for allegedly pistol-whipping another man. Ivey, 21, of Rocklin was booked into Placer ... «Sacramento Bee, Jul 15»
8
Man accused of threatening, pistol-whipping another
A Waco man was jailed Thursday after allegedly assaulting a man with a handgun on May 8 in the 3400 block of Live Oak Avenue, legal ... «Waco Tribune-Herald, Jul 15»
9
Houston store clerk fatally shoots 2 suspected robbers
Police believe four would-be robbers drove to the store Monday night, with three men going into the business and pistol-whipping a clerk. «Huntsville Item, Jul 15»
10
Deputies: Home invader killed after resident shot, another pistol …
"One was the victim of a pistol-whipping, and the other was shot in the hand," said Jones. The victims' names have not been released. «WFTV Orlando, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Pistol-Whipping [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/pistol-whipping>. Apr 2024 ».
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