Mauling

Synonyms for "mauling" (42 found)

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Closest matches (9)

Noun(7 words)

assault attack bashing batter battering beating brutal

brunt bump

Strong matches (12)

cannon carom clash collision concussioncrack upcrash crunch encounter impact impingement

Noun(1 words)

harsh

Related words (21)

Noun(10 words)

injuremaul phasemaul playpredation pummeling savage savaging scathing severe violent

meeting onslaught percussion punishment shock sideswipe smash smashing smashup thrashing whomp

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More general

10 entries

animal attackcritical evaluationharm injury judgmentphysical attackphysical harmphysical violencerugby termviolent act

More specific

9 entries

battering batterybear maulingdog maulingmaul collapsemaul drivescathing reviewsevere verdictwildlife mauling

Collocations

17 entries

bear maulingbloody maulingdog maulinglineout maulmaul attackmaul drivemaul formationmauling attackmauling incidentmauling injurymauling phasemauling victimpredator maulingrugby maulset piece maulsevere mauling

Showing 16 of 17 words.

Inflections

5 entries

mauled maulings maulsmore maulingmost mauling

Derivations

3 entries

maul mauler mauls

Sample sentences

1 total sentences available.

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The police dog was still mauling Ibrahim.

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