Obliterating
[ə'blɪtə,reɪtɪŋ]
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Obliterate
Editor: Manuel
Examples
- Shadows, dark and heavy, struck again and again across the place where the heart of the moon had been, obliterating it altogether. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The routineer with his taboo does not see this, so he attempts the impossible task of obliterating the impulse. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- I say, my friends, pursues Mr. Chadband, utterly rejecting and obliterating Mr. Snagsby's suggestion, why can we not fly? Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
Editor: Manuel