v. the act of inflicting excruciating pain as punishment or revenge as a means of getting a confession or information or for sheer cruelty.
They were guilty of torturing their prisoners to death.
They were guilty of torturing their prisoners to death.
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Who is torturing Arya while she is imprisoned?
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In Arthur's dream who was torturing the class by scratching his claws on the blackboard?
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How did Westley cope with the torturing by Count Rugen?
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torment; anguish; pain; misery
pleasure
3 syllables
tor-tur-ing
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