mauling
verb
- 1
To handle someone or something in a rough way.
- 2
To savage; to cause serious physical wounds (usually used of an animal).
“The bear mauled him in a terrible way.”
- 3
To criticise harshly.
- 4
To beat with the heavy hammer called a maul.
noun
- 1
An instance of something being mauled.
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