avenging

[US]/ə'vendʒiŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. søgende hævn
v. at søge hævn for
Word Forms
Present Participleavenging

Example Sentences

avenging a loved one's death

at hævne en elskets død

Real-world Examples

I vow to avenge my wife's death.

Jeg sværger at hævne min kones død.

Source: Lai Shixiong Advanced English Vocabulary 3500

Macduff, of course, wishes to avenge his family's death.

Macduff, selvfølgelig, ønsker at hævne sin families død.

Source: Appreciation of English Poetry

Their big worry was how to keep Georgian Dream loyalists, perhaps backed by Russia, from avenging defeat with violence.

Deres store bekymring var, hvordan man fik Georgian Dream-tilhængere, måske støttet af Rusland, til at undgå at hævne nederlaget med vold.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

So hamlet has to avenge his father by killing his stepfather slash uncle.

Så Hamlet skal hævne sin far ved at dræbe sin steddatter/onkel.

Source: American English dialogue

A reluctant Galadriel faces the prospect of relinquishing her quest to avenge her brother's death.

En tøvende Galadriel står over for udsigten til at opgive sin søgen efter at hævne sin brors død.

Source: Selected English short passages

In vain they rush frantically round from place to place, trying to escape from avenging boredom by mere clatter and motion.

Forgæves styrter de hektisk rundt fra sted til sted og forsøger at undslippe den hævnende kedsomhed med renlarm og bevægelse.

Source: New Concept English. British Edition. Book Four (Translation)

And so it's not such a stretch to wonder if Paul avenged his wife's death by killing Martha for blackmailing them.

Så det er ikke så langt at spekulere på, om Paul hævnede sin kones død ved at dræbe Martha for at afpresse dem.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 1

His struggles were desperate, but the avenging hands held him as in a vice.

Hans kampe var desperate, men de hævnende hænder holdt ham som i en skruetvinge.

Source: Magician

One day, my lady, I will avenge our king.

En dag, min dame, vil jeg hævne vores konge.

Source: Game of Thrones Season 4

I wished to see him again so that I could avenge the deaths of William and Justine.

Jeg ønskede at se ham igen, så jeg kunne hævne William og Justines død.

Source: Frankenstein (Black Cat)

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