Definitions for Punishing
pun·ish·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. punishingadjective

   resulting in punishment

   "the king imposed a punishing tax"

2. arduous, backbreaking, grueling, gruelling, hard, heavy, laborious, operose, punishing, toilsomeadjective

   characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort

   "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. punishingadjective

   That inflicts punishment

2. punishingadjective

   arduous, gruelling

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1. punishing

   Punishing refers to the act of inflicting suffering, pain, penalty, or loss upon someone as a response or consequence for a wrongdoing, mistake, or disobedience. The punishment is often used as a deterrent to prevent the individual from repeating the same behavior in the future.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Punishing

   of Punish

How to pronounce Punishing?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Punishing in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Punishing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Punishing in a Sentence

1. Justin Trudeau:

   This is not about punishing British Columbians, this is not about hurting Canadians, this is about bringing forward a project in the national interest, we will do it in such a way that doesn't seek to further polarize or raise the temperature in this debate.

2. Deandre Ayton:

   That's just my thing, i'm punishing teams like that.

3. Chris Van Hollen:

   This bill makes crystal clear in advance that Putin and Russia will face punishing consequences if he makes the drastic miscalculation to invade Ukraine and further infringe on its sovereignty.

4. Nious Jones:

   I've heard recently about punishing transgender kids. That was very surprising to hear. I did not expect that — especially children, that was shocking.

5. Melissa Klein:

   I’m just blown away by the ruling. They are punishing us for not participating in the wedding.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Punishing
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Punishing
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Punishing