savage
adjective
fierce, ferocious, or cruel; untamed.
savaging
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present participleof savage.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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Social-media users are savaging promotions depicting unnaturally regular greens, shrimp like O-rings, unhealthily slick noodles and stippled chicken.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Meanwhile, a federal judge has been savaging LAHSA.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 31, 2025
People would keep one eye on their bank accounts for missed deposits and the other on Wall Street, where concerns over the nation's creditworthiness could be savaging the value of people's life savings.
From Reuters ● May 23, 2023
But the show’s prolonged savaging by critics, who offended most of all by what they saw as Hirshfield’s crudeness and incompetence.
From New York Times ● Sep. 29, 2022
The last thing he needed just now was his wolf savaging the skinchanger’s boar.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
