mangling

present participle of mangle

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of mangling When Jets safety Malachi Moore went to tackle Hill, the wideout’s leg got caught underneath him, mangling the appendage in the process. Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mangling
Verb
  • But the Patriots gave it right back as Rhamondre Stevenson, who has had trouble fumbling early this season, was stripped after catching a pass from Maye.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Although the scoring position turnover trend continued, with CJ Stokes and Javen Nicholas fumbling in plus-territory on consecutive drives in the third quarter, the offense was much improved with Wilcke in the game.
    Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Try to find a place that will block blowing or falling debris.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
  • The blowing skirt shot became the key ad image for the film.
    Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The soap's sensual marketing theme earned mixed reactions on social media, with some users dubbing it a gimmick and questioning the item's cleanliness.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Think visual effects, dubbing and storyboarding.
    Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • However, the miniature accessories didn’t seem to stop a group of humans from felling and butchering the elephant.
    Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 8 Oct. 2025
  • The artifacts included thimbles, a needle remnant and buttons — in addition to animal bones that showed signs of butchering.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Kohberger, 30, was sentenced in July to four consecutive life prison terms for murdering the four U of I undergraduates in Moscow in November 2022.
    Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Soon after, the viewer meets Speck (Tobias Jelinek), notorious for murdering eight nursing students at a house outside Chicago in the late 1960s.
    Elizabeth Yuko, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Or pursue the rancid criminal element across the galaxy as a bounty hunter, making your fortune by ruining bad guys' lives.
    Alan Bradley, Space.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • So much so that the official Carol Burnett Show YouTube channel has several 15-minute salutes of Burnett, Harvey Korman, Tim Conway, Vicki Lawrence, and others busting up and ruining the bit.
    Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025

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“Mangling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mangling. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.

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