PAINING

/ˈpeɪnɪŋ/
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Definition

/ˈpeɪnɪŋ/
verb
  1. To hurt; to put to bodily uneasiness or anguish; to afflict with uneasy sensations of any degree of intensity; to torment; to torture.
    “The wound pained him.”
  2. To render uneasy in mind; to disquiet; to distress; to grieve.
    “It pains me to say that I must let you go.”
  3. To inflict suffering upon as a penalty; to punish.

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