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How to pronounce slay in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms bump off, dispatch, hit, murder, off, polish off, remove
Type of kill
Has types burke, execute
Derivation slayer, slaying

Examples of slay

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Does Flynn intend to reassert sadly that man seems destined to slay his saviors?
From the time.com
Slay has become only the fourth mayor in the city's history to win a third term.
From the stltoday.com
Breitbart perceives himself as a new-media David out to slay old-media Goliaths.
From the time.com
Slay said he believes some of the bills authorizing changes were misrepresented.
From the stltoday.com
Slay said the accompanying proclamation was the shortest in the city's history.
From the stltoday.com
When things go wrong, Terry is happy because he's got giants to fight and slay.
From the telegraph.co.uk
If the Chinese want to slay us, they don't need to attack us with their missiles.
From the time.com
It was alleged that King used a knife to slay Durfield and two of her children.
From the dailynews.com
Slay, a Penn State recruit, may miss the first part of season with a back injury.
From the newsobserver.com
More examples
  • Murder: kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"
  • (slaying) murder: unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
  • "Slayed" is a single by the Big Beat artist Overseer from his album Wreckage.
  • (Slayed?) Slayed? is the third studio album by the British rock group Slade. It was released on 1 November 1972, and reached No. 1 on the UK charts.
  • To kill, murder; To eradicate or stamp out; To defeat, overcome; To delight or overwhelm, especially with laughter
  • Offshore installation method with an horizontal firing line and usually several working stations that give a S-shape to the pipeline during the laying operation.
  • (one): a request to be told stunning news