hostaging
1
9.1
- noun
- /ˈhɔːstɪdʒɪŋ/
- NSFW
:
toma de rehenes
- The police managed to negotiate the safe release of the hostages taken during the bank robbery.
You have to right, You really talk about it because the mission is the hostages.
- You have to right, You really talk about it because the mission is the hostages.
- And with that, we were informed the teams that we were going to go and rescue the hostages.
- So the father is now developing new land, and the land that the monster lives in and is keeping Josh hostage is about to get developed.
- And it became apparent very early on that it was a man that was claiming to be Muslim that was holding them hostage.
Examples
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This episode is going to take on the issue of how to deal with being held hostage at the Thanksgiving table.
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So the father is now developing new land, and the land that the monster lives in and is keeping Josh hostage is about to get developed.
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Now the story goes that Una is on a quest looking for her parents who have been kidnapped and held hostage by a dragon.
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The hostaging incident at the embassy sparked widespread media coverage and international concern.
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Officials are investigating the hostaging that occurred last night, hoping to resolve the situation peacefully.
Antonyms
How Serious
- NSFW
795
5.6
- NSFW
1
9.1
- NSFW
39
4.6
102
3.7
155
3.9
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hostaging comes from hostage (a person kept to force others) plus the ending -ing, so it means the 'act of holding' someone to make others meet demands. That's why a report of a hostaging is about people being kept as a way to force someone to act.