verb
- removing the bowels or internal organs from; disemboweling
Usage: present participle of embowel; archaic or literary
Examples
- The historical text described the gruesome practice of embowelling executed criminals.
- Medieval warfare accounts mention embowelling as a form of extreme punishment.
- The surgeon was careful to avoid embowelling the patient during the delicate operation.
- Ancient rituals sometimes involved embowelling animals as part of ceremonial practices.