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torments

torments is the third-person singular simple present indicative of torment.

torments is the plural of torment.

Meaning of torment

Verb

torment (third-person singular simple present torments, present participle tormenting, simple past and past participle tormented)

  1. (transitive) To cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.)
    • The child tormented the flies by pulling their wings off.

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Words that rhyme with torments

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Questions about torments

What is torments the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Torments is the third-person singular simple present indicative of torment.

Words near torments in the dictionary

  1. tormentress
  2. tormentresses
  3. tormentries
  4. tormentrix
  5. tormentry
  6. torments
  7. tormentum
  8. tormentuous
  9. tormethamine
  10. Tormey
  11. Tormeys

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