maul — to handle or treat roughly; to attack and injure
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to handle or treat roughly; to attack and injure
Pronunciation (IPA): /mɔːl/
Korean meaning: 거칠게 다루다, 공격하여 상처를 입히다
Korean pronunciation: **몰**
Example Sentences
- The movie critic was mauled by angry fans after giving their favorite film one star.
- The old lumberjack's maul had split more trees than he could count.
- After being mauled by his wife's cooking critique, he ordered pizza instead.
maul
VERB//mɔːl//
to handle or treat roughly; to attack and injure
💡 Concept
to handle or treat roughly; to attack and injure
🎵 Rhyme
Seeking a brawl, he's mauled, now forced to crawl!
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/mɔːl/
🇬🇧 UK/mɔːl/
🌳Etymology
Rootmaul
Origin
중세 라틴어 malleus(망치)에서 유래된 단어로, 원래는 무거운 도구를 의미했지만 시간이 지나면서 '거칠게 다루다'는 동사 의미도 갖게 되었습니다.
🎵Rhyme
haulcrawlbrawldrawl
haul
crawl
brawl
drawl
🔗Collocations
maul someone badly
get mauled by critics
splitting maul
maul and wedge
bear maul
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“The movie critic was mauled by angry fans after giving their favorite film one star.”
“The old lumberjack's maul had split more trees than he could count.”
😄 Fun example
“After being mauled by his wife's cooking critique, he ordered pizza instead.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
attackassaultbatterpummelsavage
Antonyms
caressprotectsoothe
Related
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