mauling
- present participle of maul.
Example Sentences
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For Miss Mauling was peevish and far from happy.
From In the Heart of a Fool by White, William Allen
That pride expressed itself in a feud George had with Violet Mauling who, having achieved stenography, was installed in the offices of Calvin & Van Dorn as a stenographer–the stenographer in fact.
From In the Heart of a Fool by White, William Allen
On t'other side of the Harbour is another City, formerly called Il Borgo, or the Borough, but now named Città Vittoriosa, alluding to the terrible Mauling the Turks got here in 1566.
From The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... by Sala, George Augustus
“What name, please?” responded Miss Mauling, who knew that the visitor knew she was playing.
From In the Heart of a Fool by White, William Allen
As he was writing the words “At Home” on the slate on the door, he could hear Miss Mauling at the telephone.
From In the Heart of a Fool by White, William Allen
