torment
verb (used with object)
to afflict with great bodily or mental suffering; pain.
has been tormenting
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present perfect progressiveof torment (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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The chain, with 1,500 locations worldwide, has been tormenting Seattle foodies for years with the rumor of an Emerald City location.
From Seattle Times ● May 29, 2024
The kid who has been tormenting his son keeps touting his family’s lineage that stretches back to the Civil War battlefield.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2016
Helms, now 78, has been tormenting American Presidents and their diplomats for 28 years, mostly from his perch on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
From Time Magazine Archive
While Lou Brock has been tormenting opponents this year, the fastest man in baseball has been something less than a sensation.
From Time Magazine Archive
Don't you imagine that regret has been tormenting her ever since she found out what love really was?
From Caesar's Wife A comedy in three acts by W. Somerset (William Somerset) Maugham
