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Tormenting definitions

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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TORMENT'ING, ppr. Paining to an extreme degree; inflicting severe distress and anguish; teasing; vexing.
TORMENT'ING, n. In agriculture, an imperfect sort of horse-hoeing.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Torment Tor*ment", v. t. [imp. & p. p. tormented; p. pr. & vb. n. tormenting.] [OF. tormenter, F. tourmenter.] 1. To put to extreme pain or anguish; to inflict excruciating misery upon, either of body or mind; to torture. `` Art thou come hither to torment us before our time? '' --Matt. viii. 29. 2. To pain; to distress; to afflict. Lord, my servant lieth at home sick of the palsy, grievously tormented. --Matt. viii. 6. 3. To tease; to vex; to harass; as, to be tormented with importunities, or with petty annoyances. [Colloq.] 4. To put into great agitation. [R.] ``[They], soaring on main wing, tormented all the air.'' --Milton.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Tormenting Tor*ment"ing, a. Causing torment; as, a tormenting dream. -- Tor*ment"ing*ly, adv.

Moby Thesaurus

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