torching

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of torch

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)An act of arson.

   “His attempt to find the real arsonist leads him to wonder if one of his newly alcoholic parents could have committed the torchings.”

2. (countable, uncountable)A way of catching fish at night with torchlight and spear.