mauling
- present participle of maul.
Example Sentences
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Mr. Calvin’s practice doubled and trebled and Miss Mauling lost small caste with the nobility and gentry.
From In the Heart of a Fool by White, William Allen
Oh, I may be wrong, but somehow I don’t like the air–the way that Mauling girl assumes authority at the office.
From In the Heart of a Fool by White, William Allen
On t'other side of the Harbour is another City, formerly called Il Borgo, or the Borough, but now named Città Vittoriosa, alluding to the terrible Mauling the Turks got here in 1566.
From The Strange Adventures of Captain Dangerous, Vol. 3 Who was a sailor, a soldier, a merchant, a spy, a slave among the moors... by Sala, George Augustus
As he was writing the words “At Home” on the slate on the door, he could hear Miss Mauling at the telephone.
From In the Heart of a Fool by White, William Allen
“The Judge is engaged just now,” smiled Miss Mauling.
From In the Heart of a Fool by White, William Allen
