punishing
pronunciation
How to pronounce punishing in British English:
UK [ˈpʌnɪʃɪŋ]
How to pronounce punishing in American English:
US [ˈpʌnɪʃɪŋ]
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- Adjective:
- resulting in punishment
- characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
Word Origin
- punishing (adj.)
- "hard-hitting," 1811, present participle adjective from punish (v.). Related: Punishingly.
Example
- 1. I hope you are not punishing yourself for this .
- 2. Others claim federal officials fear that punishing the banks too much will undermine the fragile economic recovery .
- 3. State media said sarft was punishing the broadcaster because the show had frequently over-run its time slot .
- 4. That could lead to a punishing dollar crisis .
- 5. Democrats , meanwhile , can now declare that republicans are punishing poor families and grandmothers .