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  • verb Present participle of manhandle.

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Examples

  • Cleggett recalled the manhandling Heinrich had received.

    The Cruise of the Jasper B. Don Marquis 1907

  • LAHAN, Nov. 27: Atrocities such as manhandling, torturing, expelling from the society imposed in the so-called accusation of witch has not yet stopped in some of the rural parts of Tarai even in the 21st century.

    Victims Of Witch-Hunt Two Years On Christopher 2007

  • LAHAN, Nov. 27: Atrocities such as manhandling, torturing, expelling from the society imposed in the so-called accusation of witch has not yet stopped in some of the rural parts of Tarai even in the 21st century.

    Archive 2007-11-01 Christopher 2007

  • Steven Hatfill accused the FBI of, quote, "manhandling" his girlfriend ...

    CNN Transcript Aug 11, 2002 2002

  • Rosenthal criticized officers for unwarranted "manhandling" of the suspect in the SWAT raid, a question not reviewed by Burton's investigation.

    columbiatribune.com stories 2010

  • Headmaster Praveen Vashist said it was a case of 'manhandling' for which the guilty students were sent home.

    IBN Top Headlines 2009

  • The students have been sent home but the institution denying the allegations says they have been punished for 'manhandling' the pupils.

    IBN Top Headlines 2009

  • She said the segment showed scenes of El Reno police officers "manhandling" a male driver who they suspected was intoxicated, but who in fact turned out to be suffering from diabetic shock.

    unknown title 2009

  • Seven students were punished and sent home for "manhandling" their juniors on Friday.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2009

  • Seven students were punished and sent home for "manhandling" their juniors on Friday.

    The Hindu - Front Page 2009

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