noun

butchering

noun

The process of slaughtering an animal and cutting it into meat.

"Butchering the deer took most of the afternoon."

A brutal killing, or a badly botched attempt at something.

"Critics called the remake a butchering of the original story."

How to Use Butchering

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In plain EnglishThe act of preparing meat from an animal, or figuratively ruining/killing something badly.

butcherings plural

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_____ the deer took most of the afternoon.

From butcher plus -ing.

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