afflict
verb (used with object)
to distress with mental or bodily pain; trouble greatly or grievously.
will be afflicting
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future progressiveof afflict.future progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
Example Sentences
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My lord, the farther tidings are heavy for me to tell, and will be afflicting to you to hear.—No aid of mine, or of living chivalry, could have availed the excellent Prelate.
From Quentin Durward by Sir Walter Scott
