Burdening

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  • v. Present participle of burden.
  • Word Usage
    "Amongst so excitable a people as the Arabs, this game caused quarrels and bloodshed, hence its prohibition: and the theologians, who everywhere and at all times delight in burdening human nature, have extended the command, which is rather admonitory than prohibitive, to all games of chance."
    Verb Form
    burdened    burdening    burdens   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    idea    thought    significance    signification    import   
    Cross Reference
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    load    birth    overload    oppress    encumber   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Verdun    burdon    overburden    unburden   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    responsibility    consequence    misery    weight    danger