maul
noun
a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges.
was mauling
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past progressiveof maul.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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Spieth was mauling Graeme McDowell on the first nine holes.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 28, 2014
When he heard that the enraged owner of the honey was mauling his lost coat, he was so alarmed that he took to his bed and died.
From The Golden Bough by Sir James George Frazer
