- present participle of torment.
tormenting
Example Sentences
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Alexander Isak was the £125m striker who finally arrived at Liverpool by tormenting Ipswich Town - while Cody Gakpo's virtuoso performance had them giving thanks he never left.
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2026
A tormenting 16-3 defeat to the New England Patriots in the AFC wild-card round sent the Chargers’ season to an early finish Sunday for the second consecutive season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 12, 2026
"It is very tormenting as I have to look at... things I do not want to see," Fung told AFP.
From Barron's ● Nov. 28, 2025
They forced Snell to labor through 29 pitches, tormenting him with an array of foul balls and refusing to go down easily.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2025
“I suppose you know what’s tormenting me,” Esteban Trueba said finally.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
