dismember
verb (used with object)
to deprive of limbs; divide limb from limb.
were 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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Young Mao read pamphlets about the Western powers that were dismembering China.
From Time Magazine Archive
While we were dismembering the pig I noticed an old long-bearded stolid-looking peasant, closely watching us.
From In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland by John Morse
