Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of sever
nounsevering (plural severings)
plural severings
- The act by which something is severed.
The penile mishaps (one involving a bristled toothbrush), severings (one involves hungry ducks) and surgeries cited by Ms. Roach are nothing if not memorable, but her book consistently undermines its own discoveries.
2008 April 7, Janet Maslin, “A Sex Researcher Walks Into a Lab, and Then Things Start to Get Comical”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022
Synonyms & antonyms
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APA
severing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/severing
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“severing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/severing. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “severing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/severing.
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