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tormenting

/tˈɔɹmˌɛntɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables
tor-ment-ing
IPA
/tˈɔɹmˌɛntɪŋ/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of torment

adj

Involving or causing torment.

noun

The act by which somebody is tormented.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

more tormenting (comparative) most tormenting (superlative) tormentings (plural)

Derived Forms

tormentingly tormentingness

Synonyms

tormentous

Questions

How do you pronounce tormenting?
The recorded pronunciation is /tˈɔɹmˌɛntɪŋ/.
What does tormenting mean?
present participle and gerund of torment

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