TORMENTING

Definition: TORMENTING

TORMENTING

Adjective

1. Causing torment; as, a tormenting dream.

Personal pronoun & verb & noun

1. Of Torment

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Date "TORMENTING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1321. (references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Pain	Importunate; teasing, pestering, bothering, harassing, worrying, tormenting, carking.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: TORMENTING

English words defined with "TORMENTING": Breeze fly ♦ Furial ♦ harassment ♦ molestation ♦ Tantalism. (references)

Specialty definitions using "TORMENTING": Rogue's Gallery. (references)

Etymologies containing "TORMENTING": Plaguy. (references)

Domain

Usage

Screenplays

You are in my very soul, tormenting mewhat can I do? (Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones; writing credit: George Lucas)

I've been tormenting her since the first grade and I never had to use the same insult twice! (Clueless; writing credit: Cuauhtémoc Blanco; Caridad Bravo Adams)

Why do you persist in tormenting me? (Batman Beyond; writing credit: Hilary Bader; Stan Berkowitz)

My only pleasure is tormenting those who work for me. (The Ghost and the Darkness; writing credit: William Goldman)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	No Grazing for Sacred Cows: Tormenting Questions in a Bizarre World (reference) The story makers of those tormenting days (reference) The Tormenting of Lafayette Jackson (reference) Tormenting Angel: A Psychoaesthetic Theory of Imagination (Sexuality and Literature, Vol. 9) (reference) Tormenting Memories (reference) (more book examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Author	Quotation
Bhagavad Gita	The live in wisdom who see themselves in all and all in them, who have renounced every selfish desire and sense craving tormenting the heart.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Title	Author	Quote
Les Miserables	Hugo, Victor	Marius was tormenting the trigger of his pistol.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

"TORMENTING" is generally used as a lexical verb (-ing form) -- approximately 86.36% of the time. "TORMENTING" is used about 66 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Lexical Verb (-ing form)	86.36%	57	44,859
Adjective (general or positive)	10.61%	7	133,076
Noun (proper)	1.52%	1	339,140
Noun (singular)	1.52%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	66	N/A

Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "TORMENTING": self-tormenting.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "TORMENTING"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Arabic		‏موجع (aching, agonizing, causing pain, distressed, excruciating, grievous, intense pain, painful, sore), ‏مؤلم (aching, agonizing, causing pain, distressful, distressing, excruciating, grievous, painful, sad, sore, sorrowful, tormentor). (various references)

French		torturant (torturer, torturing). (various references)

German		quälerisch (agonizing), beklemmend (constricting, oppressive, uncomfortable, uneasy). (various references)

Italian		tormentoso (labored, laboured, nagging). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		獄�' (hell's tormenting devils, prison guards). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		�"くそつ (hell's tormenting devils, prison guards). (various references)

Manx		torchagh (anguish, excruciating, tantalizing; torment, torture, torturing). (various references)

Pig Latin		ormentingtay

Romanian		chinuire (mortification), apãsãtor (burdensome, hard, harsh, heavy, importunate, incumbent, onerous, oppressive, overwhelmingly, pressing, severe, torturing, trying, unbearable). (various references)

Spanish		atormentando. (various references)

Turkish		muzip (buffoon, hoaxer, prankish, puckish, quizzical, rogue, sly, teasing, tricksy, waggish, wicked). (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Latin	500 BCE-Modern	carnificem. (various references)
Avestan	200-600	tbishvatãm. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Language	Date	Source	Proverbs Chapter 10, Verse 22
Greek (transliterated)	250 BC	Septuagint	Eulogia kuriou epi kefalhn dikaiou auth ploutizei kai ou mh prosteqh auth luph en kardia
Latin	405	Vulgate	Benedictio Domini divites facit nec sociabitur ei adflictio
Old English	990	West Saxon	Dryhtnes bletsung bringeð welan,ond he ne eacað na ceare.
Middle English	1395	Wyclif	The blessing of the Lord maketh riche men; ne shal be felashipid to them tormenting.
Jacobean English	1611	King James	The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
Victorian English	1833	Webster	The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
Basic English	1964	Ogden	The blessing of the Lord gives wealth: hard work makes it no greater.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language	Proverbs Chapter 10, Verse 22
Cebuano	¶ Ang panalangin ni Jehova, nagapadato kini; Ug siya wala magadugang ug kasubo niana.
Croatian	Gospodnji blagoslov obogaæuje i ne prati ga nikakva muka.
Danish	HERRENs Velsignelse, den gør rig, Slid og Slæb lægger intet til.
Dutch	De zegen des HEEREN, die maakt rijk; en Hij voegt er geen smart bij.
Finnish	Herran siunaus rikkaaksi tekee, ei oma vaiva siihen mitään lisää.
French	C`est la bénédiction de l`Éternel qui enrichit, Et il ne la fait suivre d`aucun chagrin.
German	Der Segen des HERRN macht reich ohne Mühe.
Haitian Creole	¶ benediksyon Bondye bay moun richès. Ou te mèt travay di ou pa ka mete anyen sou li.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari	Karena berkat TUHAN sajalah orang menjadi kaya; kerja keras tak dapat menambah harta.
Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama	Bahwa berkat Tuhan juga yang menjadikan kaya, dan tiada disertainya dengan kedukaan.
Italian	La benedizione del Signore arricchisce, non le aggiunge nulla la fatica.
Maori	¶ Ka hua te taonga i ta Ihowa manaaki: kahore hoki e kinakitia e ia ki te pouri.
Norwegian	Det er Herrens velsignelse som gjør rik, og eget strev legger ikke noget til.
Portuguese	A bênção do Senhor é que enriquece; e ele não a faz seguir de dor alguma.
Rumanian	Binecuvkntarea Domnului kmbogqyewte, wi El nu lasq sq fie urmatq de niciun necaz. -
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Misspellings
	"TORMENTING" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: formenting, Torentanz, Tormarton. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "TORMENTING" (pronounced tô"rme'nting)
6	-m e' n t i ng	augmenting, complementing, complimenting, experimenting, implementing.
5	-e' n t i ng	disorienting.
4	-n t i ng	accenting, accounting, amounting, appointing, blunting, bunting, cementing, chanting, circumventing, commenting, confronting, consenting, counting, daunting, decanting, denting, disappointing, discounting, dissenting, documenting, enchanting, fainting, fermenting, fingerprinting, flaunting, fomenting, fragmenting, fronting, glinting, granting, grunting, haunting, hinting, hunting, implanting, imprinting, inventing, lamenting, minting, misrepresenting, mounting, painting, panting, parenting, patenting, pinpointing, planting, pointing, presenting, preventing, printing, ranting, recanting, recounting, reinventing, relenting, renting, repainting, replanting, representing, reprinting, resenting, shunting, slanting, sprinting, squinting, supplanting, supplementing, surmounting, tainting, taunting, tenting, transplanting, unrelenting, unstinting, venting, wanting.
3	-t i ng	abating, abbreviating, abdicating, abducting, abetting, aborting, abrogating, abutting, accelerating, accentuating, accepting, accommodating, accosting, accrediting, accumulating, acquitting, acting, activating, adapting, addicting, adjudicating, adjusting, administrating, admitting, adopting, advocating, affecting, affiliating, afflicting, aggravating, agitating, airlifting, alerting, alienating, alleviating, allocating, allotting, alternating, annotating, anticipating, appreciating, appropriating, approximating, arbitrating, arresting, articulating, assassinating, assaulting, asserting, assimilating, assisting, associating, attempting, attesting, attracting, attributing, auditing, authenticating, automating, averting, awaiting, babysitting, backbiting, baiting, balloting, bankrupting, batting, beating, befitting, begetting, belting, benefiting, benefitting, berating, besetting, besting, betting, biting, bitting, blacklisting, blanketing, blasting, bloating, bloodletting, boasting, boating, bolting, boosting, booting, boycotting, breasting, broadcasting, budgeting, bullfighting, bursting, busting, butting, calculating, captivating, carpeting, carting, castigating, casting, castrating, catapulting, cavorting, celebrating, charting, chatting, cheating, chlorinating, circulating, citing, clotting, coagulating, coasting, coating, coexisting, cohabiting, collaborating, collecting, combating, combatting, comforting, commemorating, committing, communicating, commuting, compensating, competing, completing, complicating, composting, computing, concentrating, concocting, conducting, confiscating, conflicting, congratulating, connecting, consisting, consolidating, consorting, constituting, constricting, constructing, consulting, consummating, contacting, contaminating, contemplating, contesting, contracting, contradicting, contrasting, contributing, converting, convicting, cooperating, coordinating, copycatting, correcting, correlating, corroborating, corrupting, costing, counteracting, Counterfeiting, courting, crafting, crating, creating, crediting, cresting, culminating, cultivating, cutting, darting, dating, debating, debilitating, decaffeinating, decelerating, decimating, decorating, dedicating, deducting, defaulting, defeating, defecting, deflating, deflecting, defrosting, degenerating, delegating, deleting, deliberating, delighting, delineating, delisting, demonstrating, denigrating, departing, depicting, depleting, deporting, depositing, deprecating, depreciating, deregulating, deserting, designating, destructing, detecting, deteriorating, detonating, detracting, devastating, devoting, dictating, dieting, differentiating, digesting, diluting, directing, disconcerting, disconnecting, discrediting, discriminating, disgusting, disintegrating, dispiriting, disputing, disquieting, disrespecting, disrupting, dissecting, disseminating, dissipating, distorting, distracting, distributing, districting, diverting, divesting, domesticating, dominating, donating, doting, dotting, doubting, drafting, drifting, duplicating, dusting, eating, editing, educating, effecting, elaborating, elating, electing, electroplating, elevating, eliciting, eliminating, emanating, emigrating, emitting, emulating, enacting, encapsulating, encrusting, enlisting, entrusting, enunciating, equating, equivocating, eradicating, erecting, erupting, escalating, escorting, estimating, evacuating, evaluating, evaporating, everlasting, evicting, exacerbating, exacting, exaggerating, exalting, exasperating, excavating, excepting, exciting, excoriating, excruciating, executing, exempting, exerting, exhausting, exhibiting, exhilarating, exhorting, existing, exiting, exonerating, expecting, expediting, exploiting, exporting, extenuating, exterminating, extorting, extracting, extraditing, extrapolating, fabricating, facilitating, fascinating, fasting, faulting, feasting, ferreting, Fetting, fidgeting, fighting, firefighting, fitting, fleeting, flirting, flitting, floating, flouting, fluctuating, footing, footnoting, forecasting, forfeiting, forgetting, formulating, fretting, frosting, fruiting, frustrating, generating, getting, gifting, gloating, graduating, grafting, grating, gravitating, greeting, gritting, grouting, gunfighting, gusting, gutting, gyrating, hallucinating, halting, handwriting, harvesting, Hasting, hating, heating, hesitating, highlighting, hitting, hoisting, homeporting, hosting, humiliating, hurting, hydrogenating, igniting, illuminating, illustrating, imitating, impacting, imparting, impersonating, implicating, importing, inaugurating, incapacitating, incarcerating, incinerating, inciting, incorporating, incriminating, incubating, indicating, indicting, infatuating, infecting, infighting, infiltrating, inflating, inflicting, infuriating, ingesting, ingratiating, inhabiting, inheriting, inhibiting, initiating, injecting, innovating, inserting, insinuating, insisting, inspecting, instigating, instituting, instructing, insulating, insulting, integrating, interacting, intercepting, interdicting, interesting, interpreting, interrogating, interrupting, intersecting, intimidating, intoxicating, inundating, invalidating, investigating, investing, invigorating, inviting, irritating, isolating, jetting, jolting, jousting, jutting, kiting, knitting, lactating, lambasting, laminating, lasting, legislating, letting, levitating, liberating, lifting, lighting, limiting, liquidating, listing, litigating, locating, looting, lubricating, lusting, malting, mandating, manifesting, manipulating, marketing, marting, masturbating, mating, matting, mediating, meditating, meeting, melting, migrating, misappropriating, misinterpreting, misstating, mistreating, mitigating, moderating, molesting, molting, moonlighting, motivating, mutating, mutilating, muting, nauseating, navigating, necessitating, negating, neglecting, negotiating, nesting, netting, nitrating, nominating, nonbiting, nonoperating, nonsporting, nonvoting, noting, Nutting, objecting, obliterating, obstructing, obviating, officiating, offsetting, omitting, operating, opting, orbiting, orchestrating, originating, oscillating, ousting, Outfitting, outing, outwitting, overeating, overestimating, overheating, overreacting, overshooting, overstating, parachuting, participating, parting, pasting, patting, penetrating, percolating, perfecting, permeating, permitting, perpetrating, perpetuating, persecuting, persisting, perverting, petting, picketing, piloting, pirating, pitting, placating, plating, plotting, plummeting, pocketing, polluting, pontificating, populating, porting, posting, pouting, precipitating, predicting, predominating, preempting, preexisting, procrastinating, profiting, prognosticating, prohibiting, projecting, proliferating, promoting, prompting, promulgating, propagating, prosecuting, prospecting, protecting, protesting, pulsating, purporting, putting, quieting, quilting, quitting, quoting, radiating, rafting, ratcheting, rating, reacting, reactivating, readjusting, reallocating, reasserting, rebutting, recalculating, recasting, reciprocating, reciting, recollecting, reconnecting, reconstituting, reconstructing, recreating, recruiting, recuperating, redacting, redecorating, redirecting, redistributing, redistricting, reelecting, reevaluating, refitting, reflecting, refuting, regenerating, regretting, regulating, rehabilitating, reigniting, reincorporating, reinstating, reinstituting, reinterpreting, reinvesting, reinvigorating, reiterating, rejecting, rejuvenating, relating, relegating, relocating, remarketing, renegotiating, renovating, repatriating, repeating, replicating, reporting, repudiating, requesting, rerouting, resisting, resonating, resorting, respecting, restarting, restating, resting, restricting, resubmitting, resulting, resurrecting, resuscitating, retaliating, retesting, retracting, retreating, retrofitting, reuniting, reverberating, reverting, revisiting, revolting, rewriting, rioting, riveting, roasting, rocketing, rooting, rotating, rotting, rusting, salivating, salting, saluting, saturating, scapegoating, scouting, sculpting, seating, sedating, segregating, selecting, separating, setting, shafting, sheeting, shifting, shooting, shoplifting, shorting, shouting, shutting, sifting, sighting, simulating, siting, sitting, skating, skirting, skyrocketing, skywriting, slighting, slitting, slotting, smarting, smelting, snorting, soliciting, somersaulting, songwriting, sorting, speculating, spitting, splitting, sporting, spotlighting, spotting, spouting, sprouting, spurting, squatting, squirting, stagnating, starting, stating, stimulating, stipulating, strutting, subcontracting, subjecting, submitting, subordinating, substituting, subtracting, subverting, suffocating, suggesting, superconducting, supporting, suspecting, sweating, Sweeting, syndicating, tabulating, targeting, tasting, telecommuting, telemarketing, tempting, terminating, testing, thermosetting, thrusting, thwarting, ticketing, tilting, titillating, toasting, tolerating, toting, touting, translating, transmitting, transporting, treating, trotting, trumpeting, trusting, twisting, typecasting, typesetting, Typewriting, undercutting, underestimating, underreporting, understating, underwriting, undulating, unexciting, uninteresting, uninviting, uniting, unremitting, unseating, unsuspecting, unwitting, updating, uplifting, uprooting, upsetting, urinating, vacating, vacillating, validating, vaulting, ventilating, vesting, vetting, vibrating, violating, visiting, vomiting, voting, wafting, waiting, wasting, weighting, weightlifting, wetting, whiting, wildcatting, wilting, witting, wresting, writing, yachting.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "e-g-i-m-n-n-o-r-t-t"
	-1 letter: intermont, mentoring.
	-2 letters: nitrogen, ointment.
	-3 letters: emoting, genitor, gittern, intoner, mention, metring, mitogen, morning, negroni, netting, omening, omitter, renting, retting, ringent, rontgen, rotting, tenting, terming, ternion, tongmen, tontine, torment, tritone.
	-4 letters: engirt, eringo, ginner, goiter, goitre, gotten, ignore, intent, intern, intone, intort, intron, mentor, merino, meting, mignon, minter, mitten, monger, morgen, norite, noting, orient.
	Words containing the letters "e-g-i-m-n-n-o-r-t-t"
	+3 letters: argumentation, demonstrating, fragmentation, regimentation, remonstrating.
	+4 letters: antigovernment, argumentations, compartmenting, fragmentations, nonterminating, regimentations.
	+5 letters: antiferromagnet, governmentalist, recontaminating.
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