electrocute
verb (used with object)
to kill by electricity.
electrocuting
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present participleof electrocute.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Abrams noted that Kubrick was inspired in part by Stanley Milgram, whose famous experiments based on the Holocaust determined whether people could be manipulated into electrocuting people to death through blind obedience to authority.
From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2024
Flea has the physique of a 20-something gym bro and a face that belongs on a coin, and he still plays his bass like he’s electrocuting himself with his own greatness.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 12, 2022
Electricity has been suspended for hours or days to prevent exposed wires from coming into contact with water in the streets and electrocuting people.
From New York Times ● Jul. 24, 2022
Dr Galli took years to perfect the method with Sumatran rhinos and southern white rhinos, making a breakthrough by electrocuting an egg to get it and the sperm to form an embryo.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2020
“I rule that out. We are not electrocuting two million dollars worth of robots to locate Nestor 10. There are other ways.”
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
