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Meaning of 'punishing' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Punishing [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Punish

Meaning of 'punishing' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . punishing [ a]
Meaning (1):
- resulting in punishment
Example in sentence:
  • the king imposed a punishing tax
2 . punishing [ s]
Meaning (2):
- characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
Example in sentence:
  • a grueling campaign;
  • hard labor;
  • heavy going;
  • heavy work;
  • set a punishing pace;
  • spent many laborious hours on the project;
  • worked their arduous way up the mining valley

Nearby Words:

pun punch punched puncheon puncher punchin punchinello punching punchy punctated

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