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severing

  • /ˈsɛvəɹɪŋ/

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of sever

noun severings

  1. The act by which something is severed. The penile mishaps (one involving a bristled toothbrush), severings (one involves hungry ducks) and surgeries cited by Ms. Roach are nothing if not memorable, but her book consistently undermines its own discoveries.

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@misc{severing_2026,
  title = {severing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/severing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}