dismember
verb (used with object)
to deprive of limbs; divide limb from limb.
are dismembering
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present progressiveof dismember.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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Workers are dismembering the enormous elephant sculptures at night so that tourists and shoppers aren’t imperiled by wayward pachyderm parts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2021
