What does wounding mean?
Definitions for wounding
wound·ing
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Princeton's WordNet
wound, woundingadjective
the act of inflicting a wound
stabbing, woundingadjective
causing physical or especially psychological injury
"a stabbing remark"; "wounding and false charges of disloyalty"
Wiktionary
woundingnoun
The act of inflicting a wound.
Wikipedia
wounding
A wound is a rapid onset of injury that involves lacerated or punctured skin (an open wound), or a contusion (a closed wound) from blunt force trauma or compression. In pathology, a wound is an acute injury that damages the epidermis of the skin. To heal a wound, the body undertakes a series of actions collectively known as the wound healing process.
ChatGPT
wounding
Wounding is the act of causing an injury or harm to a living being, typically by cutting or piercing the skin or other body part. This can include physical injuries, such as cuts, bruises, burns, or broken bones, as well as emotional or psychological harm. It can occur as a result of an accident, violence, self-inflicted harm, or surgical procedures in a medical context.
Webster Dictionary
Wounding
of Wound
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of wounding in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of wounding in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of wounding in a Sentence
There was a heavy downpour today and soon after the rains stopped?, a car drove along the road and two explosives were thrown at the motor park, which killed five people, the car threw another explosive in the midst of grocers outside the main bus station some hundreds of meters away, killing 12 people and wounding many.
We aim to distract the soldiers from shooting and wounding or killing our people. Israeli soldiers will be worried those fire-kites may fall on their heads or torch bushes around them, these kites also torch bushes and trees and not only cause them losses, but keep them busy trying to put out fires.
Truly the issue of death was not for me the governing theme of the film. The opposite. For me, the main subject of the film was healing and how to deal with it, not enough films deal with healing, most films deal with wounding. And it's time to take on this subject of how you forgive and how you forgive yourself because it is not time that heals, that's a lie, you have to do something.
Iran killed an American contractor, wounding many. We strongly responded, and always will, now Iran is orchestrating an attack on the U.S. Embassy in Iraq. They will be held fully responsible.
Mourners chant slogans against the U.S. during the funeral of Qassem Soleimani, and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy commander of Iran-backed militias in Iraq known as the Popular Mobilization Forces, in the shrine of Imam Hussein in Karbala, Iraq, Baghdad Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. ( AP) In addition to threatening the U.S. with a possible attack, Abuhamzehs remarks that the targets had been previously identified by Iran seemed to confirm the State Departments statement regarding the motivation behind the airstrike. His comments come after it U.S. defense officials told Fox News that more than 3,000 troops from the 82nd Airborne Divisions 1st Brigade Combat Team would be deployed to Kuwait. Irans top shadow commander, as Qassem Soleimani was known, was responsible for the deaths of hundreds of American and coalition service members and the wounding of thousands more. According to State Departments, the airstrike was aimed at deterring future Iranian attack plans. Mourners step over a U.S. flags with pictures of President Trump while waiting for the funeral of Iran's top general Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, deputy commander of Iran-backed militias in Iraq known as the Popular Mobilization Forces, in Baghdad, Iraq, Baghdad Saturday( AP) SOLEIMANI FUNERAL PROCESSION IN BAGHDAD DRAWS THOUSANDS OF MOURNERS CHANTING AMERICA IS Qassem Soleimani was actively developing plans to attack American diplomats and service members in Iraq and throughout the region, the United States will continue to take all necessary action to protect our people and our interests wherever they are around the world. Mourners gathering in the streets of Baghdad Saturday for Qassem Soleimani funeral procession. Dressed in black military fatigues, the mostly male-dominated group carried Iraqi flags and the flags of Iran-backed militias that are fiercely loyal to Qassem Soleimani. In this image made from a video, mourners gather for a funeral procession for Gen. Qassem Soleimani, in Baghdad Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020. ( PMF Media Office via AP) They were heard chanting.
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- vulneraciónGalician
- ranjavanje, ozl(j)eđivanjeSerbo-Croatian
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