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was mauling
  • past progressive of maul.

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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 Frazer, James George, Sir