revenge
verb (used with object)
to exact punishment or expiation for a wrong on behalf of, especially in a resentful or vindictive spirit.
revenging
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present participleof revenge.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
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a word derived from
revenge.
revengeverb (used with object)to exact punishment or expiation for a wrong on behalf of, especially in a resentful or vindictive spirit.
Example Sentences
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As he tells it, logistics discount the revenging Middle Missourian theory.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 9, 2015
Walt is in this for glory, for self-aggrandizement, for revenging his younger self.
From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2012
More recent films refuse to see Jane as a victim and treat her as an artist who, like her creator, has secret ways of revenging herself on the world.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 20, 2011
Now intent on revenging himself on his own fighter, Nick sends Ward into the ring with instructions calculated to allow the champion, whose manager has been informed of the plan, to win.
From Time Magazine Archive
Mr. Wickham’s chief object was unquestionably my sister’s fortune, which is thirty thousand pounds; but I cannot help supposing that the hope of revenging himself on me was a strong inducement.
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
