crucify
verb (used with object)
to put to death by nailing or binding the hands and feet to a cross.
are crucifying
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present progressiveof crucify.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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First they got rid of Ann Curry and now they are crucifying Paula Deen.
From Time ● Jun. 26, 2013
"The P.U.D.s are crucifying private operators," says Puget Sound Power President Frank McLaughlin, and fighting them "is like trying to live in a house while the workmen are tearing it down."
From Time Magazine Archive
