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How to pronounce “punishing”
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Pronunciation guide for punishing
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of punishing with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Always Bring Your Whole Self (w/ Heather Havrilesky)
have this like terrible, punishing,
- Definition summary
- That punishes physically and/or mentally; arduous, gruelling, demanding.
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How to pronounce punishing
Always Bring Your Whole Self (w/ Heather Havrilesky)
have this like terrible, punishing,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “punishing”
Meaning
- [Adjective]
- That punishes physically and/or mentally; arduous, gruelling, demanding.
- (figuratively) Debilitating, harsh.
- [Noun]
- Punishment.
- [Verb]
- present participle and gerund of punish
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