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scourging

SaySKURJ-ingUS/ˈskɜɹd͡ʒɪŋ/UK/ˈskɜːd͡ʒɪŋ/

Noun pluralscourgings

2 meanings of scourging

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of scourge. Use it after 'is', 'are' or 'was', or to name the action itself.

    A long drought is scourging the farms in the south.

    The cruel driver was scourging his tired horse up the hill.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable or uncountable
    A beating with a whip.

    In the old story, the thief was given a scourging in the town square.

    The prisoners feared the scourgings more than the cold cells.

    Similarflogging, whipping, lashing, beating

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scourging is a form of scourge

scourge, verb: To cause a lot of pain or trouble to people or places for a long time. Full entry

Forms
scourgescourges he/she/itscourging -ing formscourged past tense, past participle
Spelling
scourge → scourging: drop the e, add -ing

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