eviscerate
verb (used with object)
to remove the entrails from; disembowel.
were eviscerating
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past progressiveof eviscerate.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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The reviews, however, were eviscerating, including a brutal pan by Frank Rich in The New York Times.
From New York Times ● Dec. 30, 2020
It was a freezing night in Northern Virginia two years ago, and parents were eviscerating him for calling a penalty kick in a 1-0 high school game.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 16, 2017
