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Meanings of
punishing
in English
Characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort.
hard
heavy
laborious
arduous
gruelling
grueling
toilsome
backbreaking
operose
Related terms
effortful
Usage of
punishing
in English
1
Mr Vailea said teachers
punishing
students physically is clearly against the law.
2
The market seems to be
punishing
companies in that position, he added.
3
It was
punishing
;
he had never before done such hard physical work.
4
The main end of the
punishing
affair was to feed their writing.
5
We could also start
punishing
all murderers with public torture and beheading.
6
Justice is not just about
punishing
perpetrators; it is about empowering survivors.
7
I'm really sorry, but I think taking Joe is about
punishing
us.'
8
Stop being so cruel. She said the premier was unnecessarily
punishing
people.
9
That is the way the law
punishing
conspiracies against the Government reads.
10
It's easy and normal for you to feel you are
punishing
him.
11
For others it's a long overdue reward after a
punishing
amateur season.
12
The Drug Foundation says hysteria about meth-contaminated houses is
punishing
vulnerable citizens.
13
And at least see how it works before you start
punishing
me?
14
Visual attentional bias forms for rewarding and
punishing
stimuli in the environment.
15
And I don't think it should be about
punishing
somebody, Bair said.
16
The state of Tennessee immediately took active measures for
punishing
the aggressors.
Other examples for "punishing"
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punishing
punish
Noun
Singular
punish
Verb
Present
Frequent collocations
punish people
punish men
punish heat
punish austerity
punish blows
More collocations
Punishing
through the time
Punishing
across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
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