Punishing

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  • v. Present participle of punish.
  • adj. That inflicts punishment
  • adj. arduous, gruelling
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
  • adj. resulting in punishment
  • Antonym
    absolve    reward    excuse   
    Verb Form
    punished    punishes    punishing   
    Hyponym
    revenge    victimize    execute    retaliate    avenge   
    Form
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    correct    scourge    chastise    lash    chasten   
    Same Context
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    react    pre-adolescent    lustiest    realest    snot-nosed