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suff'ring

suff'ring is the alternative form of suffering.

Meaning of suffering

Adjective

suffering

  1. Experiencing pain; characterized by suffering.
    • Her last night was very suffering, the anodyne she took gave her no relief, and for the first time she lay till near noon.1839 August, Beacon, “The deathbed of Voltaire”, in Charles Benjamin Tayler, editor, The Christian Beacon, number 8, page 118
    Synonyms:
    aching, in pain, sore, achesome, achy, raw, hurt, hurty, griefful, pained

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Questions about suff'ring

What is suff'ring the alternative form of?
Suff'ring is the alternative form of suffering.

Words near suff'ring in the dictionary

  1. Sufeism
  2. sufentanil
  3. suferia
  4. suferias
  5. Sufetula
  6. suff'ring
  7. suff.
  8. suffect
  9. suffects
  10. suffer
  11. suffer by comparison

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