scourge
noun
a whip or lash, especially for the infliction of punishment or torture.
are scourging
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present progressiveof scourge.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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In the same scene there are beautiful and most animated attitudes in those who are scourging Christ, showing hatred and rage in their faces as clearly as Jesus Christ is showing patience and humility.
From Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol. 03 (of 10), Filarete and Simone to Mantegna by Gaston du C. De Vere
