massacre
noun
the unnecessary, indiscriminate killing of a large number of human beings or animals, as in barbarous warfare or persecution or for revenge or plunder.
massacring
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present participleof massacre.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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The Sri Lankan army spokesman, Brigadier Waruna Gamage rejects allegations that security forces buried civilians after massacring them.
From BBC ● Sep. 20, 2026
The H5N1 virus, also known as bird flu, has created an enduring crisis this year, massacring millions of birds and other wild animals, while stirring outbreaks in dairy farms across the U.S.
From Salon ● Oct. 10, 2024
“Paul Rusesabagina managed to do the impossible to save our lives at the moment when others were massacring their own children, their own wives.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 2, 2021
She made it sound as if they were massacring endangered baby eagles.
From Slate ● Feb. 16, 2019
The pretence for this measure, by which the British authorities attempted to justify it, was the false accusation that these men were concerting a scheme for burning the town and massacring the loyal inhabitants.
From American Prisoners of the Revolution by Danske Dandridge
