Definition of "dismembering" [dismembering]

• Present participle of dismember. (verb)
• The act or process whereby something is dismembered. (noun)

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• "Okay, so I'm with the others who are more than a little disturbed at the idea of dismembering a teddy bear!"
• "‘Five Oaks is an estate in itself; and the idea of dismembering the Brandon inheritance seems to me like taking a plank from a ship — all will go down when that is done.’"
• "But when his distracting reminders began to pour in upon him, and the idea of dismembering what remained of his property came home to him, his resolution faltered."