"tormenting" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more tormenting [comparative], most tormenting [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|more}} tormenting (comparative more tormenting, superlative most tormenting)
  1. Involving or causing torment. Synonyms: tormentous
    Sense id: en-tormenting-en-adj-qMx~aVO0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 81 12 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 82 7 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 87 6 7

Noun [English]

Forms: tormentings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tormenting (plural tormentings)
  1. The act by which somebody is tormented.
    Sense id: en-tormenting-en-noun-jd4bG2nE

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} tormenting
  1. present participle and gerund of torment Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: torment
    Sense id: en-tormenting-en-verb-HJJ4l07v

Inflected forms

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