persecuting

verb

USPUR-suh-kyoot-ing/ˈpɝsəkjutɪŋ/UKPUR-si-kyoot-ing/ˈpɜːsɪkjuːtɪŋ/

1 meaning of persecuting

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verb
Present participle and gerund of persecute.
The regime was accused of persecuting journalists who criticized its leaders.
Farmers had been persecuting wolves in the valley for generations before the species was protected.

persecuting is a form of persecute

persecute, verb: To pursue someone in order to harm them or treat them cruelly, especially because of their race, sexual identity or beliefs. Full entry

Forms: persecutepersecutes he/she/itpersecuting -ing formpersecuted past tense, past participle
Spelling: persecute → persecuting: drop the e, add -ing

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