MAULING

Noun

mauling (plural maulings)

An instance of something being mauled.

Verb

mauling

present participle of maul

Anagrams

• aluming

Source: Wiktionary

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Maul"ing, n.

Definition: A severe beating with a stick, cudgel, or the fist.

MAUL

Maul, n. Etym: [See Mall a hammer.]

Definition: A heavy wooden hammer or beetle. [Written also mall.]

Maul, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mauled; p. pr. & vb. n. Mauling.]

1. To beat and bruise with a heavy stick or cudgel; to wound in a coarse manner. Meek modern faith to murder, hack, and maul. Pope.

2. To injure greatly; to do much harm to. It mauls not only the person misrepreseted, but him also to whom he is misrepresented. South.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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