slaughter
noun
the killing or butchering of cattle, sheep, etc., especially for food.
is slaughtering
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present progressiveof slaughter (3rd person singular).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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"Sadly Matt cannot be with us tonight because he is slaughtering people on stage in the West End," said Moffat, referring to Smith's role in musical American Psycho.
From BBC ● Jan. 23, 2014
At this time one man can readily kill 100 or 200 Rabbits in a day, and every bird and beast of prey is slaughtering Rabbits without restraint.
From The Arctic Prairies : a Canoe-Journey of 2,000 Miles in Search of the Caribou; Being the Account of a Voyage to the Region North of Aylemer Lake by Ernest Thompson Seton
His coat hangs on a tree hard by, and he, standing in his shirt sleeves, is slaughtering regiments of weeds with a long hoe.
From Behind the Bungalow by Edward Hamilton Aitken
I can fancy the official answering my look of horror with,—"Yes, Sir, it looks like a high charge, Sir; but in these days slaughtering is slaughtering."
From The Biglow Papers by Thomas Hughes
The girls titter and exchange glances as he passes; Barrus swaggers on, feeling himself an inch taller in the conviction that he is slaughtering the hearts of the dear creatures by the score.
From Horace by Theodore Martin
