Slaughtering
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Slaughtering is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of slaughter.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of slaughter.
More Meanings
- An act of slaughter; a killing.
Example Sentences
Towards the end of each trial (approximately July), when the Hock had been markedly depleted by mortalities and the successive group slaughterings, the remaining animals were confined to one paddock.
Word Forms
- slaughterings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include butchery, butcher, whipping, thrashing, drubbing, massacre.
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