dismember
verb (used with object)
to deprive of limbs; divide limb from limb.
was dismembering
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past progressiveof dismember.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Once the third aunt who worked at the laundry ran out and bought us bags of candy to hold over our noses; my mother was dismembering skunk on the chopping block.
From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston
Franny seemed intensely interested in the way Lane was dismembering his frogs’ legs.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
I said as much to Dr. Fraser, who was dismembering a cold chicken with almost awful surgical dexterity.
From In Mr. Knox's Country by Martin Ross
"Children, children!" said Mr. Kronborg nervously, looking up from the chicken he was dismembering.
From The Song of the Lark by Willa Sibert Cather
