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Rareransacking
The correct spelling is ransacking.
How to pronounce ransacking
verb
Say it like: Ran-sak-ing
The correct spelling is ransacking. To loot or pillage. See also sack. For example: "to ransack a house for valuables"
Usage Examples
“to ransack a house for valuables”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To loot or pillage. See also sack.
- 2.To make a vigorous and thorough search of (a place, person) with a view to stealing something, especially when leaving behind a state of disarray.
- 3.To examine carefully; to investigate.
- 4.To violate; to ravish; to deflower.
noun
- 1.The act by which something is ransacked.
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