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mugging

noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈmʌɡɪŋ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ʌɡɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: M AH1 G IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • There have been three muggings in this street in the past week.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of mug

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

assault with intent to rob

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: assault

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: väkivaltainen ryöstö — a quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place
  • German: Raubüberfall — a quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place
  • German: Straßenraub — a quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place
  • German: Überfall — a quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place
  • Persian: زورگیری (zurgiri) — a quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place
  • Portuguese: assalto — a quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place
  • Russian: го́п-сто́п (góp-stóp) — a quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place
  • Spanish: atraco — a quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place
  • Spanish: arrebatón — a quick violent robbery of a person, usually in a public place