Tormenting

verb

Word Frequency: 0.5

Definitions

1.verbTo cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.)

"The child tormented the flies by pulling their wings off."

2.nounThe act by which somebody is tormented.

3.adjectiveInvolving or causing torment.

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