Explore Brutalising through 8 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Brutalising meaning
present participle and gerund of brutalise
Using Brutalising
- The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of brutalise
- In the example corpus, brutalising often appears in combinations such as: the brutalising.
Context around Brutalising
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 7 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Brutalising
- In this selection, "brutalising" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, crowd, seen, military, neo, people and citizens stand out and add context to how "brutalising" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include about the brutalising effect of and are seen brutalising citizens for. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "brutalising" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with brutalising
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Most abolitionists worried about the brutalising effect of slavery on the whites who practised it. (15 words)
Two elderly and a juvenile are among those arrested by the police for brutalising the girl. (16 words)
Tugendhat said it was “hardly a knee-jerk reaction” to condemn the regime, which he claimed had been brutalising women and murdering gay people for 40 years. (27 words)
He said what used to be a few dozen people chanting slogans and holding placards had of recent taken the shape of almost a guerrilla warfare with massive crowd brutalising people and burning down businesses and buildings leading to loss of lives. (42 words)
It has gained a cult following as an unintentional comedy, with several scenes on YouTube boasting Cage brutalising various women throughout and terrorising children, a fan-made comedy trailer of the film, and more. (34 words)
There have been several videos on social media in which some soldiers are seen brutalising citizens for purportedly flouting the lockdown and refusing to stay at home as directed by the President. (32 words)
Example sentences (8)
The just concluded World Cup tournament diverted attention from the brutalising, neo-liberal economic policies of many governments, and the heavy malice of many a potentate, across the world.
He said what used to be a few dozen people chanting slogans and holding placards had of recent taken the shape of almost a guerrilla warfare with massive crowd brutalising people and burning down businesses and buildings leading to loss of lives.
There have been several videos on social media in which some soldiers are seen brutalising citizens for purportedly flouting the lockdown and refusing to stay at home as directed by the President.
Most abolitionists worried about the brutalising effect of slavery on the whites who practised it.
Soldiers on Friday night allegedly destroyed vending sites across Harare, as reports of the military brutalising residents in the capital following the July 30 disputed presidential elections mounted.
Tugendhat said it was “hardly a knee-jerk reaction” to condemn the regime, which he claimed had been brutalising women and murdering gay people for 40 years.
Two elderly and a juvenile are among those arrested by the police for brutalising the girl.
It has gained a cult following as an unintentional comedy, with several scenes on YouTube boasting Cage brutalising various women throughout and terrorising children, a fan-made comedy trailer of the film, and more.
Common combinations with brutalising
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: