Showing results for "mauled"

• past tense form of maul.
• past participle of maul.

mauled

American  

[mawld] / mɔld /

adjective

1. harshly treated.

   The critically mauled movie sequel has also led to countless parodies and imitations.

2. badly injured or damaged.

   In the aftermath of the fox’s visit, Robin found half her chickens missing and a badly mauled rooster inside the chicken house itself.

---

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of maul.

Other Word Forms

• unmauled
  adjective

---

Etymology

Origin of mauled

maul ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

---

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

mauled

Also in June, a woman was mauled by a shark at one of Australia's most popular beaches in Sydney.

From Barron's ● Sep. 14, 2026

Kepu Tuipulotu mauled over to make it a five-point game and while Fin Smith's boot kept the visitors just about ahead, a wave of pressure made a Bath score feel inevitable.

From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026

More recently, he appeared in “Fallout” just long enough for his character to be mauled to death by a mutant bear.

From Salon ● Jan. 15, 2026

He treasures that trait even as he has hidden it beneath armor to avoid “being too badly mauled by the vicissitudes of life.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2025

Instead, she would speak in chewed fingernails and mauled cuticles, nervous scratching and upset stomachs, habits that frustrated and angered her mother, but in the anger, there was space.

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray

Random Word

Spin the wheel and learn a new word!

---