slaughtering
slaugh-ter-ing
verb
The act of killing animals for food, or people violently and in large numbers.
"Farmers are slaughtering their livestock."
noun
The process or act of killing animals for food, or people in a brutal way.
"The slaughtering of civilians was condemned."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: mass murder, massacre, butchery, slaughter, carnage, thrashing, debacle, drubbing, trouncing, whipping, walloping, butcher