1. executing someone by cutting off their head with a guillotine
Usage: historical
2. cutting something cleanly and quickly with a sharp blade

1. the act of executing someone with a guillotine
Usage: historical
2. the act of cutting something cleanly with a sharp blade

Examples

• The French Revolution was marked by the guillotining of many aristocrats.
• He was guillotining paper with the office paper cutter.
• The guillotining of King Louis XVI shocked Europe.
• She finished guillotining the stack of documents.
• The swift guillotining motion cut through the material easily.
• Historical accounts describe the guillotining as a quick execution method.
• The printer requires guillotining the edges for a clean finish.