mauling
Vicious animal assault
Mauling is a violent attack involving tearing, clawing, or savage beating.
The word most often describes animal attacks: The hiker survived a bear mauling.
It extends to any brutal physical assault or, figuratively, to harsh treatment: The team took a mauling in the playoffs, Critics gave the film a mauling.
Scold with ferocity
- savageFierce and untamed
- shredTorn fragment
- tear apartForcefully separate into pieces
- eviscerateRemove internal organs
demolish · pan · slam · blast · flay · excoriate · pillory · roast
Ursine aggression toward humans
- tiger attackPredatory feline assault
- lion attackFeline predator assault
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
- carnivoreCreature eating only animals
claws · fangs · jaws · muzzle · paws · stalking · hunting · prey
Fierce and untamed
- viciousCruelly aggressive in nature
- ferociousExtremely violent or aggressive
- brutalSavagely harsh or severe
- violentInvolving physical force
merciless · relentless · bloodthirsty · gruesome · horrific · grisly · barbaric · frenzied
Irregular torn wounds
- woundsBodily tissue damage
- gashesDeep, jagged incisions
- traumaLasting psychological wound
- puncturesPierces to make holes
claw marks · contusions · abrasions · hemorrhage · scarring · disfigurement · fractures · amputation
lambaste
Scold with ferocity
- savageFierce and untamed
- shredTorn fragment
- tear apartForcefully separate into pieces
eviscerate · demolish · pan · slam · blast · flay · excoriate · pillory · roast · trash
bear attack
Ursine aggression toward humans
- tiger attackPredatory feline assault
- lion attackFeline predator assault
- predatorOrganism that consumes others
carnivore · claws · fangs · jaws · muzzle · paws · stalking · hunting · prey · territory
savage
Fierce and untamed
- viciousCruelly aggressive in nature
- ferociousExtremely violent or aggressive
- brutalSavagely harsh or severe
violent · merciless · relentless · bloodthirsty · gruesome · horrific · grisly · barbaric · frenzied · unprovoked
lacerations
Irregular torn wounds
punctures · claw marks · contusions · abrasions · hemorrhage · scarring · disfigurement · fractures · amputation · stitches
assault
Violent offensive act
- savagingAttacking with ferocity
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- onslaughtFierce, overwhelming assault
pummeling · rampage · brawl · melee · struggle · tussle · scuffle · fracas · skirmish · clash
- wildlife dangershark attack, bear attack, lion attack, tiger attack, crocodile attack
- attacksattack, assault, raid, strike, offensive
- bodily harmhurt, injure, wound, harm, injuries
- predationstalking, pursuit, pouncing, attack, killing
- primal instinctsinstinct, primal, feral, savage, predator
- Beatdownsbeatdown, drubbing, thrashing, trouncing, blowout
maulingcaressing
Touching with affection
gentle touch · stroking · petting · cradling · soothing
maulinghealing
Restoration of health
mending · restoring · protecting · preserving · repairing