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dismembering

dismembering is the present participle and gerund of dismember.

Meaning of dismember

Verb

dismember (third-person singular simple present dismembers, present participle dismembering, simple past and past participle dismembered)

  1. (transitive) To remove the limbs of.
    • Death by drawing and quartering usually dismembered the condemned person.
  2. (transitive) To cut or otherwise divide something into pieces.
    • The killer methodically dismembered the bodies of his victims.

Noun

dismembering (plural dismemberings)

  1. The act or process whereby something is dismembered.

Forms of dismembering

pluraldismemberings

Questions about dismembering

What does dismembering mean?
Dismembering means the act or process whereby something is dismembered.
What is dismembering the present participle and gerund of?
Dismembering is the present participle and gerund of dismember.
What part of speech is dismembering?
Dismembering is a noun.
What is the plural of dismembering?
The plural of dismembering is dismemberings.

Words near dismembering in the dictionary

  1. dismember
  2. dismembered
  3. dismemberer
  4. dismemberers
  5. dismembereth
  6. dismembering
  7. dismemberings
  8. dismemberment
  9. dismemberments
  10. dismembers
  11. dismembranator

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