embowelling

embowelling is the present participle and gerund of embowel.

Meaning of embowel

embowel (third-person singular simple present embowels, present participle (US) emboweling or (UK) embowelling, simple past and past participle (US) emboweled or (UK) embowelled)

(archaic) To remove the bowels; disembowel.
- […] So had given no direction about his body. I have cauſed it to be embowelled, and depoſited in a vault, till I have orders from England.1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter CXIII”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume VII, London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […], →OCLC, page 415
Synonyms:

disembowel, eviscerate
(obsolete) To enclose or bury.
- [H]e therefore hastened on, and conducted Carlstadt to the spot he had recently quitted, and discovered to him a rude mishapen entrance to a flight of steps, which appeared as conducting ones to some dwelling emboweled in the earth.1807, [Miss Guion], chapter II, in The Three Germans. Mysteries Exemplified in the Life of Holstein of Lutztein. A German Romance. […], volume I, London: […] J[ames] F[letcher] Hughes, […], →OCLC...
Synonyms:

enclose, bury, embed, inclose

embowelling (plural embowellings)

What does embowelling mean?: Embowelling means an act of disembowelment.
What is embowelling the present participle and gerund of?: Embowelling is the present participle and gerund of embowel.
What part of speech is embowelling?: Embowelling is a noun.
What is the plural of embowelling?: The plural of embowelling is embowellings.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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