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, in Romancing Vietnam: Inside the Boat Country, Second edition edition, Signal Books, published 2006, ISBN 9781904955153, 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, 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.