torment
verb (used with object)
to afflict with great bodily or mental suffering; pain.
are tormenting
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present progressiveof torment.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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Meanwhile we are tormenting these ancestors with a new round of fake folklore every few years so we don’t have to face how real they were and still are.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2023
The impacts of a historic drought and climate change have stymied efforts to fight the fires, which are tormenting the West again today.
From Fox News ● Aug. 14, 2021
This year, the two are tormenting secondaries even by their lofty standards.
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2011
The story ends on a comparatively cheerful note, with the ghosts that are tormenting Vridar's half-crazy conscience blown away in gusts of healthy laughter.
From Time Magazine Archive
"What is this wonderful snow, Minnie, that you are tormenting Mr. Lee for?" asked Mrs. Hale.
From Snow-Bound at Eagle's by Bret Harte
