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maul

/mɔl/ /mɔːl/
  1. 1 (hayvan) parçalamak, (pençeleyip) yaralamak
  2. 2 yerden yere vurmak, ağır eleştirmek

Definition (English)

  1. To attack and badly injure a person or an animal, used about a wild animal or a dog.
  2. To criticize someone or something very strongly in public.

Example Sentences

  1. A fox had mauled several of the chickens.
    Bir tilki tavukların birkaçını parçalamıştı.
  2. One of the sheep was mauled by a stray dog.
    Koyunlardan biri başıboş bir köpek tarafından yaralandı.
  3. The new film was mauled by the critics.
    Yeni film eleştirmenler tarafından yerden yere vuruldu.
  4. The coach was mauled in the press after the defeat.
    Teknik direktör yenilginin ardından basında ağır eleştirildi.

Verb Forms Regular

Base maul
/mɔl/
Past mauled
/mɔld/
Participle mauled
/mɔld/
Spelling rule

Add ‑edmaul → mauled

Fiilin sonuna -ed eklenir.

Same rule: work → worked · want → wanted · help → helped

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /l/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. mauled /mɔld/

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Collocations

be mauled by a dogbe mauled by a bearbe mauled by criticsbadly mauled

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