slaughtering

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noun

An act of slaughter; a killing.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of slaughter
nounslaughtering (plural slaughterings)

plural slaughterings

  1. An act of slaughter; a killing.

    Towards the end of each trial (approximately July), when the Hock had been markedly depleted by mortalities and the successive group slaughterings, the remaining animals were confined to one paddock.

    1970, New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, volume 13, number 1, page 129

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
butchery
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APA

slaughtering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slaughtering

MLA

“slaughtering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slaughtering. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “slaughtering,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/slaughtering.

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