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massacring

USMAS-uh-kur-ing/ˈmæs.ə.kə(ɹ).ɪŋ/UKMAS-uh-kuh-ring/ˈmæs.ə.kəɹ.ɪŋ/

2 meanings of massacring

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle of massacre. Use this form when the killing is happening now or to name the action.

    The troops were massacring the townspeople when help finally arrived.

    Massacring unarmed prisoners shocked the whole nation.

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  2. 2
    noununcountable
    A brutal killing of many people at one time.

    The massacring of the whole town shocked the entire country.

    People in the region still talk about that terrible massacring.

    Similarmassacre, slaughter, butchery, bloodbath

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massacring is a form of massacre

massacre, verb: To kill many people who cannot fight back, using cruel and needless violence. Full entry

Forms
massacremassacres he/she/itmassacring -ing formmassacred past tense, past participle
Spelling
massacre → massacring: drop the e, add -ing

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