butchering
butchering noun: dismemberment of animals as food. Also the present participle and gerund of butcher.
Noun
butchering (countable and uncountable, plural butcherings)
- Dismemberment of animals as food.
- (coordinate in precise usage referring to animal carcasses)
- Great crowds turned out to watch the carcass portioned out. The butchering itself was rough and inexpert, conducted rapidly with a serrated knife on the side of the road.2026 April 21, Cal Flyn, “On the trail with the hunters who believe shooting big game can save Africa’s wildlife”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 22 Apr 2026
- Synonyms:
- butchery
- Dismemberment of humans as manslaughter or murder.
- Synonyms:
- butchery
- Killing, especially of a human being, regardless of whether any dismemberment is involved.
- Synonyms:
- butchery
- Botching; a botched job.
- Synonyms:
- butchery
Also used as
butchering is also the present participle and gerund of butcher.
Synonyms of butchering
Forms of butchering
| plural | butcherings |
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Origin of butchering
From butcher + -ing.
Words formed from butchering
Questions about butchering
- What does butchering mean?
- Butchering means dismemberment of animals as food.
- What part of speech is butchering?
- Butchering is a noun.
- What is the plural of butchering?
- The plural of butchering is butcherings.
Words near butchering in the dictionary
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