water torture

British  

noun

1. any of various forms of torture using water, esp one in which water drips or is slowly poured onto the victim's forehead

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Example Sentences

“Incremental change — that’s almost water torture, especially when our communities desire radical change, not extreme change,” Jessup told Salon.

From Salon

The drip-drip-drip of it is some form of water torture for the people who play in Washington.

From Washington Post

To deny the stronger, quicker Bruins the fast break, he ordered his players to rush back on defense and to execute their deliberate, small-ball offense, which one sportswriter likened to “water torture.”

From Washington Post

A rare Houdini poster from around 1913 depicts the escape artist upside down in his water torture cell, a look of dire concern on his face that told the story in the color lithograph valued at $40,000 to $60,000.

From Seattle Times

Then-Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said that Biden was subjecting Obama to “Chinese water torture.”

From Washington Post