"Massacring" is the present participle form of the verb "massacre," which means to brutally and indiscriminately kill a large number of people or animals, often in a violent or horrifying manner. Massacring typically happens over a short amount of time where people are quickly killed at once instead of over an extended period.

One of the most notorious instances of genocide in history is the Holocaust, during which approximately six million Jews, along with millions of others, were systematically massacred by Nazi Germany and its collaborators.

In William Shakespeare's Macbeth, the main character Macbeth orders the massacre of the family of his rival Macduff, including the murder of Lady Macduff and her children. Massacring does not always have to be the killing of millions of people; the murdering of a whole family, especially a large family, could be seen as a massacre.

Example sentences

  1. The invading army was accused of massacring innocent civilians in the village.
  2. The ruthless dictator was responsible for massacring political opponents.
  3. The news reported a group of poachers massacring elephants for their ivory.
  4. The history books describe the tragic event of colonizers massacring indigenous populations.
  5. The horror movie depicted a psychopathic killer massacring victims in a remote cabin.
  6. The invading forces faced international condemnation for massacring prisoners of war.
  7. The rebel group was notorious for massacring anyone who opposed their ideology.
  8. Survivors recounted the harrowing experience of witnessing soldiers massacring their families.
  9. The investigation revealed evidence of a cult massacring animals in gruesome rituals.
  10. The war crime tribunal sought justice for the victims of the massacre by prosecuting those responsible for massacring innocent civilians.

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massacring
1. present participle of massacre 2. to kill many people in a short period of…
definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary