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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But in 2024, officials confirmed that the virus had jumped from birds to cows to humans, all while massacring millions of wild animals and tearing through dairy and poultry farms across the country.
From Salon ● Jan. 8, 2025
From Carrie massacring a whole prom with telekinesis to Sabrina Spellman’s Big Witch Energy, we must both respect teen emotions and fear them at the same time.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 22, 2020
She made it sound as if they were massacring endangered baby eagles.
From Slate ● Feb. 16, 2019
"You've got to love that" and massacring of the English language.
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2018
Sloe is one of those dogs that cannot resist temptation, and although she has often been whipped and scolded for massacring rabbits, never listens to the voice of conscience.
From The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 by A. R. (Augustus Robert) Buckland
