verb🔗ShareTo butcher animals, generally for food"The farmer is slaughtering a pig to make sausages. "animalfoodagricultureindustryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo massacre people in large numbers"The soldiers were accused of slaughtering innocent civilians in the village. "warmilitaryinhumanactionhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo kill in a particularly brutal manner"The angry mob was slaughtering the innocent protesters, brutally beating them with clubs. "actioninhumanwaranimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn act of slaughter; a killing."The annual slaughtering of the family's chickens always left the children saddened, even though they understood it was necessary for food. "actioneventanimalwarinhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
