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wounding

wounding noun: the act of inflicting a wound. Also the present participle and gerund of wound.

Noun

wounding (plural woundings)

  1. The act of inflicting a wound.
  2. An instance of being wounded.
    • Who is there of mine goes to this war that I should grieve for his wounding or look for his return?1911, Mary Hunter Austin, The Arrow Maker

Also used as

wounding is also the present participle and gerund of wound.

Forms of wounding

pluralwoundings

Questions about wounding

What does wounding mean?
Wounding means the act of inflicting a wound.
What part of speech is wounding?
Wounding is a noun.
What is the plural of wounding?
The plural of wounding is woundings.

Words near wounding in the dictionary

  1. woundfin
  2. woundfins
  3. woundfuck
  4. woundfucking
  5. woundily
  6. wounding
  7. woundingly
  8. woundings
  9. woundless
  10. woundlessness
  11. woundlike

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