slaughter
noun
the killing or butchering of cattle, sheep, etc., especially for food.
was slaughtering
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past progressiveof slaughter.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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In response, Ms Rowling denounced the invasion of Ukraine in which she said Russia was "slaughtering civilians".
From BBC ● Mar. 25, 2022
We both raised pigs, and when it was slaughtering time we would get together and help each other.
From "Life Is So Good" by George Dawson
Due rites to Venus and the gods I bore, The work to favour, and a sleek, white steer To Heaven's high King was slaughtering on the shore.
From The Æneid of Virgil Translated into English Verse by E. Fairfax Taylor by Edward Fairfax Taylor
