Holocausting
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 gerund of holocaust; An act of destroying (something) completely, especially by fire. rare
"They appeared when the President of Aztlan, Jorge the Horrible, granted the whole world Aztlanian citizenship and compelled everyone living on earth to pay taxes, under the threat of nuclear holocausting."
- 2 gerund of holocaust; The subjection of a group of people to a holocaust (mass annihilation). rare
"This led to the eventual holocausting of over ten million people from homes held as long as London was English. Largely women and children were pushed onto the open road with what they could carry on their backs."
- 1 present participle and gerund of holocaust form-of, gerund, participle, present
- 2 present participle and gerund of Holocaust form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"They appeared when the President of Aztlan, Jorge the Horrible, granted the whole world Aztlanian citizenship and compelled everyone living on earth to pay taxes, under the threat of nuclear holocausting."
Etymology
From holocaust + -ing.
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