martyr
noun
a person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce their religion.
martyring
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present participleof martyr.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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“I think he wanted something on his résumé, some way of martyring himself, so he could say ‘They’re out to get me.’”
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 5, 2023
Their happiness is paramount, though I am also not interested in martyring myself on the altar of motherhood.
From Slate ● Dec. 13, 2020
Jamie is the master of his fate, Jamie puts himself in harms way, Jamie is martyring himself, no one asked him to do all the things he does for others.
From New York Times ● Nov. 5, 2017
David Cronenberg’s “The Dead Zone” makes a curse out of a gift, martyring a man who can see the future at the price of his life.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 31, 2017
She sits down next to me, crunching and martyring her way through the bowl of dry cereal, eyeing my plate the whole time.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
