brutalize
verb (used with object)
to make brutal.
have been brutalizing
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present perfect progressiveof brutalize.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Since Studley has been in charge scarcely three weeks and is yet too new to boo, the Houston Astrodome patrons have been brutalizing Quarterback Gifford Nielsen.
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