monstering
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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They found something, but only after a desperately passive first Test and a monstering by their rugby public.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2025
"I simply cannot see England losing," wrote Sir Clive Woodward, under a headline predicting a monstering of the Scotland forwards.
From BBC ● Feb. 21, 2025
That’s not the most obvious of career moves, but it gets results; Alan basically nips around the world, hauls lazy Titans out of bed, and tells them to start monstering.
From The New Yorker ● May 31, 2019
Then Heather and Helen pulled in our first gold, and did so with such a triumphant monstering of the opposition it couldn't have been bettered had their boat been featuring galley drums and flaming cannonballs.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 4, 2012
You failed no one—monsters are the ones who do the monstering, not you.
From "Pet" by Akwaeke Emezi
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