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mauling

UK

/ˈmɔːlɪŋ/

US

/ˈmɔlɪŋ/

maulingnoun

maulings

pl

Translations

растерзание

The mauling of the prey was brutal.

Растерзание добычи было жестоким.

нападение

The bear's mauling left him with severe injuries.

Нападение медведя оставило его с серьезными травмами.

Additional translations

избиение

Definitions

A severe attack or beating, often resulting in serious injury.

The hiker suffered a mauling by a bear while exploring the forest.

A thorough defeat or criticism, often in a competitive or confrontational context.

The team received a mauling in the championship game, losing by a wide margin.

Synonyms

maulinggerund / present participle

Present participle of 'maul', used adjectivally (e.g., 'a mauling dog').

Definitions

Attacking and tearing roughly; engaged in mauling.

Security managed to separate the mauling dogs before anyone was hurt.

Synonyms

roughing up

maulingadjective

more mauling

Comp.

most mauling

Super.

UK

/ˈmɔːlɪŋ/

US

/ˈmɔlɪŋ/

Often used attributively to modify another noun, e.g. 'mauling injuries'.

Definitions

Relating to or resulting from a mauling (an attack causing serious injury).

The doctors treated several mauling injuries after the animal escaped.

Synonyms

maulverb

mauling

Gerund

mauled

Past Simple

mauled

Past Participle

mauling

Gerund

UK

/mɔːl/

US

/mɔl/

Translations

калечить

The bear mauled the hiker in the forest.

Медведь искалечил туриста в лесу.

The dog mauled the toy until it was in pieces.

Собака терзала игрушку, пока она не оказалась в кусках.

Additional translations

разрушать

Definitions

To handle or treat roughly, causing damage or injury.

The bear mauled the hiker, leaving him with severe injuries.

To criticize or attack someone or something harshly.

The critics mauled the new play, calling it a disaster.

(Rugby union) To form a maul around a ball-carrier and attempt to drive forward while remaining upright.

The pack mauled the ball fifteen metres up the field.

Synonyms

maulnoun

Definitions

A heavy hammer or mallet used for driving stakes or wedges.

The carpenter used a maul to drive the stakes into the ground.

A tool with a heavy head and a long handle used for splitting wood.

He swung the maul with great force to split the logs for the fire.

In rugby union, a phase of play in which the player carrying the ball is held by one or more opponents while one or more team-mates bind on, all participants remaining on their feet, and the group attempts to gain ground.

The forwards set up a maul and drove the ball over the try-line.