butchering

UK
/ˈbʊtʃərɪŋ/
US
/ˈbʊtʃɚɪŋ/

Translations

butcheringnoun
butcherings
pl
The butchering of livestock is a crucial part of the meat industry.
Убой скота является важной частью мясной промышленности.
The butchering of the deer took several hours.
Разделка оленя заняла несколько часов.
Additional translations
butcheringgerund / present participle
UK
/ˈbʊtʃərɪŋ/
US
/ˈbʊtʃɚɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe activities, tools, or people involved in slaughtering or cutting meat.
butcherverb

butchering

Gerund

butchered
Past Simple
butchered
Past Participle
butchering
Gerund
UK
/ˈbʊtʃə/
US
/ˈbʊtʃɚ/
They butcher the animals on the farm.
Они забивают животных на ферме.
He butchers the meat before selling it.
Он разделывает мясо перед продажей.
She butchered the song during her performance.
Она испортила песню во время своего выступления.
Additional translations

Definitions

butcheringnoun
The process of slaughtering and preparing animals for meat consumption.
The butchering of livestock is a crucial step in the meat production industry.
The act of cutting up an animal carcass into meat parts.
He learned the art of butchering from his father, who was a skilled butcher.
A clumsy or inept handling or execution of a task.
The butchering of the project led to numerous delays and cost overruns.
The violent or ruthless killing of a large number of people or animals.
The butchering of civilians during the conflict horrified the international community.
butcheringgerund / present participle
Relating to or involved in the slaughtering and cutting up of animals for meat.
He bought new butchering equipment for the processing plant.
butcherverb
To slaughter animals and prepare them for sale as meat.
The farmer butchers the pigs every autumn to sell the meat at the market.
To ruin something through clumsy or inept handling.
He butchered the presentation by forgetting half of his lines.
To kill people in large numbers or in a particularly cruel or indiscriminate way.
The invading troops butchered the villagers before burning the town.