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wounding

SayWOOND-ing/ˈwuːndɪŋ/

Noun pluralwoundings

3 meanings of wounding

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle of wound. Use this form for an action happening now or as the name of the action.

    The thorns kept wounding her hands as she cleared the bushes.

    Wounding another person on purpose is against the law.

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  2. 2
    nouncountable or uncountable
    The act of causing a cut or other injury to someone's body.

    The wounding of so many soldiers shocked the small town.

    He was charged with the wounding of a complete stranger.

    Similarmaiming

  3. 3
    nouncountable
    A single case of a person being hurt or injured.

    The battle left dozens of woundings among the troops.

    Each wounding was carefully recorded by the field doctor.

    Similarinjury

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wounding is a form of wound

wound, verb: To hurt someone by cutting, stabbing, or tearing their skin. Full entry

Forms
woundwounds he/she/itwounding -ing formwounded past tense, past participle
Spelling
wound → wounding: add -ing

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