noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A vicious attack or criticism.

   "savagings in the newspapers"

2. 2
   Aggressive behavior, by a mother animal toward her offspring

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of savage form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

beastferineferociousaboriginalabradeabuse

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