burking Synonyms
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- exposing
- disclosing
- unmasking
- revealing
- exposing
- spilling
- debunking
- spilling
- showing-up
- divulging
- uncovering
- divulging
- telling
- unmasking
- disclosing
- showing-up
- uncovering
- revealing
- telling
- debunking
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- circulating
- uncloaking
- recounting
- relating
- spreading
- blabbing
- spreading
- publishing
- reporting
- describing
- reciting
- unveiling
- circulating
- reciting
- relating
- recounting
- describing
- reporting
- uncloaking
- publishing
- broadcasting
- unveiling
- blabbing
- broadcasting
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burking Meaning
burking (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Burke
FAQs About the word burking
of Burke
covering (up),suppressing, strangling, silencing, throttling, censoring,stifling, blacking out, quashing, muzzling
exposing, disclosing, unmasking, revealing,exposing, spilling, debunking, spilling, showing up, divulging
Burking is a term derived from the infamous case of Burke and Hare, who were notorious for their grave-robbing and murder activities in the 19th century.
The act of burking involves suffocating or smothering a person, typically for the purpose of selling their body to medical institutions for dissection.
Authorities have warned against the resurgence of burking practices in some regions, where individuals are illegally supplying cadavers to medical schools.
The perpetrators were charged with burking after it was discovered that they had been secretly harvesting organs from unwilling donors.
