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punishing

/ˈpʌnɪʃɪŋ/adjective3 syllables

Punishing means: characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort.

Synonyms for punishing10

adjective, as in characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, operose, toilsome, effortful

What does punishing mean?2

adjective

1

characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort“worked their arduous way up the mining valley”

2

resulting in punishment“the king imposed a punishing tax”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Punishing in a sentence

  • Anger is punishing yourself for other people's mistakes.sharris123
  • It amazes me how often I see parents punishing their children in public.CK
  • God is punishing me, isn't he?Nuel
  • What are you punishing them for?CK
  • I became hardened to punishing pupils.unknown
  • I'm punishing you for your negligence.MethodGT
  • Maybe God is punishing Yanni for doing drugs.Amastan
  • Ziri grew up in the punishing totalitarian society of Saudi Arabia.Amastan

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