# massacring

Pronunciation: US say "MAS-uh-kur-ing" /ˈmæs.ə.kə(ɹ).ɪŋ/; UK say "MAS-uh-kuh-ring" /ˈmæs.ə.kəɹ.ɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of massacre. — present participle and gerund of massacre
   - Simple: Present participle of massacre. Use this form when the killing is happening now or to name the action.
   - _Reports described soldiers massacring entire families during the night raid._
   - _The general stood accused of massacring thousands of captured rebels._

## Noun

2. An instance of brutally killing a large number of people; a massacre.
   - Simple: A brutal killing of many people at one time.
   - _The history book described the massacring of the village in grim detail._
   - _Survivors never forgot the massacring that took place during that bitter winter._

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