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butcherings

butcherings is the plural of butchering.

Meaning of butchering

Noun

butchering (countable and uncountable, plural butcherings)

  1. Dismemberment of animals as food.
    • (coordinate in precise usage referring to animal carcasses)
    Synonyms:
    butchery
  2. Dismemberment of humans as manslaughter or murder.
    Synonyms:
    butchery
  3. (broadly) Killing, especially of a human being, regardless of whether any dismemberment is involved.
    Synonyms:
    butchery
  4. (figuratively) Botching; a botched job.
    Synonyms:
    butchery

Questions about butcherings

What is butcherings the plural of?
Butcherings is the plural of butchering.

Words near butcherings in the dictionary

  1. butcherers
  2. butcheress
  3. butcheresses
  4. butcheries
  5. butchering
  6. butcherings
  7. butcherknife
  8. butcherknives
  9. butcherless
  10. butcherlike
  11. butcherliness

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