slaughter
noun
the killing or butchering of cattle, sheep, etc., especially for food.
are slaughtering
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present progressiveof slaughter.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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“Meanwhile, feral cats are slaughtering songbirds. But people understand what domesticated pets are, and they feel sorry for them,” she said.
From New York Times ● Sep. 16, 2021
The same way I justify eating meat, knowing we are slaughtering animals for our gastronomic gain:
From Washington Post ● Jan. 17, 2016
International law has prohibited most ivory trade for 25 years, but wildlife advocates say poachers are slaughtering elephants by the thousands for their tusks, which sell on the black market or are disguised as antiques.
From Reuters ● Oct. 5, 2015
Only about half of a planned 24 million acres has been planted with wheat; fodder for cattle is so scarce that farmers are slaughtering livestock they can no longer feed.
From Time Magazine Archive
The hickory-bark borers are slaughtering the hickories; and even some park people are neglecting to take the measures necessary to stop it!
From Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation by William Temple Hornaday
