- present participle of torture.
torturing
Example Sentences
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It can be a year away, and it’s right here torturing me, which is I think why I’m a bit of a commitment-phobe.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026
Her prose is exact and exquisite, as when describing Clare: “The soft white face, the bright hair, the disturbing scarlet mouth, the dreaming eyes, the caressing smile, the whole torturing loveliness.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026
India's batters are torturing England in this series.
From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025
Despite torturing Superman for decades, Lex Luthor won the presidency.
From Salon • Mar. 5, 2025
Does this mean torturing nature to extract an answer?
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
