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

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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

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How to pronounce punishing?

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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. Thor Halvorssen:

   They are punishing ideas, and making it clear that those who disagree with the government will pay a very heavy price, not just for their actions but also for their thoughts and words, maduro has with this most recent announcement done what ‘chavismo’ has been unable to accomplish in 18 years.

2. Erin Murphy:

   Most of the sanctions programs were formulated during the junta years and the dynamics and the situation, for which there has been a lot of progress – although still a lot of problems – have changed since then, sanctions are an important tool, but its leverage is quite limited, and the scope of the previous sanctions would not provide much leverage in deterring military behavior currently. There is also the question of who you are punishing and unintended consequences.

3. Angelica Gonzalez-Garcia:

   She's a little girl. She hasn't done anything, why are they punishing her ? Why does she keep having to plead to be back with her mother ? Why can't they return her to me ?

4. Zhang Dejiang:

   In the face of a grave and complex situation in the fight against terrorism both at home and abroad, it is of crucial importance that China intensifies its anti-terrorism activities, the improvements to our counterterrorism laws will be of great importance for preventing and punishing terrorist activities according to law, for safeguarding national and public security and for protecting lives and property.

5. Logan Pearsall Smith:

   Marriage resembles a pair of shears, so jointed that they cannot be separated often moving in opposite directions, yet always punishing anyone who comes between them.

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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
5. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=punishing