verb

dissecting

verb

Present participle of "dissect" — cutting something apart to examine its parts.

"The surgeon-in-training practiced dissecting a cadaver."

"Critics spent the podcast dissecting the film's plot holes."

How to Use Dissecting

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishIn the act of cutting apart or closely examining something piece by piece.

Common pairings

dissecting a specimen dissecting an argument

dissectings plural

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The surgeon-in-training practiced _____ a cadaver.

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