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inflicting

inflicting is the present participle and gerund of inflict.

Meaning of inflict

Verb

inflict (third-person singular simple present inflicts, present participle inflicting, simple past and past participle inflicted)

  1. To thrust upon; to impose.
    • They inflicted terrible pains on her to obtain a confession.
    Synonyms:
    exact, fetch, visit, wreak

Questions about inflicting

What is inflicting the present participle and gerund of?
Inflicting is the present participle and gerund of inflict.

Words near inflicting in the dictionary

  1. inflicted insights
  2. inflicter
  3. inflicters
  4. inflictest
  5. inflicteth
  6. inflicting
  7. infliction
  8. inflictions
  9. inflictive
  10. inflictment
  11. inflictments

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