torment
verb (used with object)
to afflict with great bodily or mental suffering; pain.
was tormenting
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past progressiveof torment.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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The uncertainty was tormenting enclaves such as the Bay Area’s Little Kabul, home to more than 60,000 Afghan immigrants.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2021
There was a hidden presence and it was tormenting me, refusing to let me go.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 26, 2018
Fognini was tormenting Murray with the delicacy of his chips and lobs but there was diminishing rigour in his game.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 7, 2017
Just like that night four months ago when he was tormenting Cam Newton, the Denver Broncos' star linebacker served as the center of attention Wednesday as he hosted his first youth football camp.
From US News ● Jun. 22, 2016
There was indeed little speech, and they ate and drank for the most part in silence, until at last, plucking up courage, Merry asked the question that was tormenting him.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
