# tortures

Pronunciation: US say "TOR-churz" /ˈtoɹt͡ʃɚz/; UK say "TAW-chuhz" /ˈtɔːt͡ʃə(ɹ)z/

## Noun

1. Plural of torture. — plural of torture
   - Simple: Plural of torture. Use this form when you mean more than one.
   - _The diary recounted the tortures inflicted on captured soldiers._
   - _She could not imagine the tortures her ancestors had survived._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of torture. — third-person singular simple present indicative of torture
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of torture. Use it with he, she, or it.
   - _She tortures every rough draft until each sentence reads perfectly._
   - _Guilt tortures him long after the argument has ended._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/tortures (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).