- present participle of torment.
tormenting
Example Sentences
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The pressure creeps up gradually, almost imperceptible day to day, tormenting inhabitants with uncertainty as they watch their city close down around them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
Fofana and Allan Saint-Maximin, on in place of Edouard and Said, continued the tormenting of PFC as they combined to add two goals in stoppage time.
From Barron's ● Feb. 14, 2026
Who could’ve guessed that a spin on “A Christmas Carol” that follows a woman with a bad haircut tormenting her neighbors might not be the most amiable take on this heartwarming story?
From Salon ● Dec. 24, 2025
Mary Dunbar had accused them of bewitching and tormenting her.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2025
If there were such a goddess in a book of olden tales, she would be the villain, tormenting the innocent from her high castle.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
