Butchering
noun, verb
noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act by which someone or something is butchered, as:; Dismemberment. countable, uncountable
"(coordinate in precise usage referring to animal carcasses)"
- 2 the business of a butcher wordnet
- 3 The act by which someone or something is butchered, as:; Slaughter or killing, especially of a human being. broadly, countable, uncountable
- 4 The act by which someone or something is butchered, as:; Botching; a botched job. countable, figuratively, uncountable
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of butcher form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"Please forgive me for butchering the pronunciation."