mangling

(verb) press with a mangle. Synonyms: mangle. Example: "Mangle the sheets."

(verb) injure badly by beating. Synonyms: maul, mangle.

(verb) alter so as to make unrecognizable. Synonyms: mangle, mutilate, murder. Example: "The tourists murdered the french language."

(verb) destroy or injure severely. Synonyms: mutilate, mangle, cut up. Example: "The madman mutilates art work."