verb
- cutting off the head of a person or animal
Usage: present participle of decapitate
Examples
- The executioner was decapitating prisoners during the French Revolution.
- The accident was so severe that it was decapitating for the victim.
- Ancient warriors were skilled at decapitating their enemies in battle.
- The guillotine was designed for quickly decapitating condemned criminals.
- The horror movie showed a monster decapitating its victims.
- Medieval knights feared decapitating blows from enemy swords.