butchering

== English == === Verb === butchering present participle and gerund of butcher === Noun === butchering (countable and uncountable, plural butcherings) The act by which someone or something is butchered, as: Dismemberment. Coordinate terms: killing, slaughtering (coordinate in precise usage referring to animal carcasses) (loosely) Slaughter or killing, especially of a human being. (figuratively) Botching; a botched job. ==== Derived terms ====