scragged

Definition of scraggednext
past tense of scrag
See the Dictionary Definition 

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scragged
Verb
  • The quirky, all-ages murder mystery features a starry ensemble including Hugh Jackman, Emma Thompson and Nicholas Braun, as well as the voices of Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bryan Cranston, Regina Hall and Patrick Stewart as the sheep who try to figure out who murdered their shepherd.
    Lindsey Bahr, Fortune, 11 May 2026
  • Tate was murdered along with celebrity hairstylist Jay Sebring, coffee heiress Abigail Folger and writer Wojciech Frykowski.
    Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Verb
  • With the war’s turbulence on the economy more prevalent and the internet now throttled, Russians no longer have the luxury of pretending the war in Ukraine isn’t happening.
    Daniel DePetris, Twin Cities, 15 May 2026
  • They were throttled from start to finish, giving a young and inexperienced Spurs team plenty of confidence that Monday’s loss was nothing more than a fluke.
    Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • The response by Israel to the incident of the idiot IDF soldier in Lebanon who whacked the statue of Jesus Christ with a sledgehammer reflects well upon Israel, which immediately apologized, provided a new statue and jailed the soldier for 30 days.
    Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 1 May 2026
  • The racket could be seen bending as Medvedev repeatedly whacked it on the clay court, as the crowd cheered with every strike.
    Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • What followed, Lane claimed, was a four-hour altercation in which Wilson choked and stabbed him multiple times in the chest and hand, before throwing him through a pair of sliding glass doors.
    Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
  • These commuter patterns mean that every weekday, for three hours in the morning and another three hours in the evening, Los Angeles is choked by gridlock.
    Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 9 May 2026
Verb
  • The deer must be completely butchered and de-boned before it can be brought into the state.
    Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
  • When a crew lands a whale, it's usually butchered on a nearby beach.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Like Glenn, Johnson became the Bears coach after the Lions finished 15-2 in 2024.
    Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 15 May 2026
  • Kankakee Community College commit Landon Ehman finished 2-for-4 with an RBI, while Mason Almazan allowed one run over the final two innings to earn the victory on the mound.
    Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • Early in the morning after being out at a bar together, Melton went with some of her friends to Wilson's home, where prosecutors alleged that Wilson strangled Melton in bed.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 9 May 2026
  • An autopsy determined the woman had been strangled and her death was ruled a homicide.
    Todd Feurer, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Verb
  • Where a more capable but costly leader UUV searches the sea space for detection, classification, and identification of mines, which are subsequently neutralized by a expendable follower.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 14 May 2026
  • Anunoby has been the team’s most impactful defender — though Mikal Bridges all-but neutralized Tyrese Maxey in the second round.
    Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Scragged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scragged. Accessed 17 May. 2026.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster