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[ muhg-ing ] / ˈmʌg ɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mugging ON THESAURUS.COM
nounan assault or threat of violence upon a person, especially with intent to rob. Origin of muggingFirst recorded in 1840–50; mug + -ing1 Words nearby muggingmug, Mugabe, mugga, muggee, mugger, mugging, muggins, muggle, muggy, Mughal, mugho pine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for muggingWorse, all of this mugging business reminds Ross of when he was mugged as a child. 15 Times ‘Friends’ Was Really, Really Weird|Kevin Fallon|September 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST Van Straubenzee had been talking to Prince Harry on his mobile when the mugging happened at about 7.15pm in Albert Bridge Road. Man Found Guilty of Mugging Harry's Friend|Tom Sykes|August 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST They are almost always closer to mugging and burlesque than to acting. Cindy Sherman, Actor and Clown|Blake Gopnik|February 23, 2012|DAILY BEAST It was Harry who was on the other end of the line when the mugging took place, and Harry heard the attack unfold as it happened. Prince Harry’s Return to London: Nightclub Photos, Stolen BlackBerry|Tom Sykes|December 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Because he overheard the mugging taking place, Harry was required to report the crime and also give a police statement. Prince Harry’s Return to London: Nightclub Photos, Stolen BlackBerry|Tom Sykes|December 19, 2011|DAILY BEAST Spent the whole morning at the Brera, mugging up these old Italian Johnnies. The Travelling Companions|F. Anstey The shotgun squad keeps the riots, the mugging, and all the humbug out. Warren Commission (11 of 26): Hearings Vol. XI (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy His success at school in athletics and the studies which he cared about “mugging” at had not tended to decrease these qualities. The Girl Aviators and the Phantom Airship|Margaret Burnham Perhaps I have been mugging it up as a preliminary to coming out here. The Sign of the Spider|Bertram Mitford I've been mugging up that beastly drill, and can't remember a line of it. The Works of Rudyard Kipling: One Volume Edition|Rudyard Kipling
Words related to muggingrob, assault, steal, hold up, stick up |