havocing

English

Verb

havocing

1. Present participle of havoc.
   • 1922, Carpenter, volume 42, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, page 19: 

     […] [A]n unrelenting U-Boat warfarewas havocing the coasts, the hope and prayer of a stricket world was America, the Yankees.

   • 1991, Justin Wintle, chapter 1989, Romancing Vietnam: Inside the Boat Country^[1], edition Second edition, Signal Books, ISBN 9781904955153, published 2006, Thursday 9th November: Vinh-Dong Ha (Quang Tri Province), page 203:

     If I don’t sleep well again it’s not only because there are more drunken can bo' at one or two in the morning, havocing a fair disturbance outside my room. It’s because my head’s too full.

   • 1993, Bill Myers, My Life As A Smashed Burrito With Extra Hot Sauce^[2], Thomas Nelson, ISBN 9780849934025, page 64:

     Who knows what humongous havoc he’s havocing while our hero’s hidden away.

Usage notes

• The spelling havocking is more common.