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PUNISHING
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
Example:
set a punishing pace
Synonyms:
arduous; backbreaking; grueling; gruelling; hard; heavy; laborious; operose; punishing; toilsome
Classified under:
Similar:
effortful (requiring great physical effort)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Resulting in punishment
Example:
the king imposed a punishing tax
Classified under:
Participle:
punish (impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
-ing form of the verb punish
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