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• 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.

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verb

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

Other Word Forms

• unmauled
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of mauled

maul ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

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Example Sentences

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mauled

Three divers were fatally mauled in separate incidents between May and June -- two in Western Australia and the third in Queensland.

From Barron's ● Aug. 31, 2026

Despite her harrowing experience, Stewart said she doesn't want to be remembered as "a girl that got mauled on the beach".

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 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

“She grabbed mah workin’ tickets outa mah shirt pocket and Ah run tuh git ’em back,” Tea Cake explained, showing the tickets, considerably mauled about in the struggle.

From "Their Eyes Were Watching God" by Zora Neale Hurston

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