# savaging

Pronunciation: say "SAV-ij-ing" /ˈsævɪd͡ʒɪŋ/

## Noun

1. A vicious physical attack, or a fierce and wounding piece of criticism.
   - Simple: A fierce attack, or very harsh criticism of someone or something.
   - _The film critic's review was a brutal savaging that nearly ended the director's career._
   - _He still bears scars from the dog's savaging years ago._
3. Attacks or aggression that a mother animal directs against her own young.
   - Simple: When a mother animal attacks or hurts her own babies.
   - _Experienced breeders watch closely for savaging in the hours after birth._
   - _The sow's savaging left two of the newborn piglets injured._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of savage. — present participle and gerund of savage
   - Simple: Present participle of savage. Use this -ing form when the action is happening right now or continuing.
   - _Storm winds were savaging the coastline all through the night._
   - _Reviewers spent the week savaging the company's new policy._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/savaging (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).