Severing

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsÉ›vɹ̩ɪŋ/

Verb

1. Present participle of sever

Full definition of severing

Noun

1. The act by which something is severed.
• 2008, April 7, Janet Maslin, A Sex Researcher Walks Into a Lab, and Then Things Start to Get Comical, The penile mishaps (one involving a bristled toothbrush), severings (one involves hungry ducks) and surgeries cited by Ms. Roach are nothing if not memorable, but her book consistently undermines its own discoveries.