torturing

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An act of torture

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An act of torture
... sae little about the elect that are tried wi' hornings, chasings, catchings, imprisonments, torturings, banishments, headings, hangings, dismemberings, and quarterings quick...
Terrible shall the vengeance of the Tisroc be: even now. But kill me, and the burnings and torturings in these northern lands shall become a tale to frighten the world a thousand years hence.
No, I'm too busy seething over another irony: whenever I've complained about my country's torturings, renderings, detentions, etc, there's always been some smug bastard ready to respond that these measures are what guarantee smart-alecky writers like myself our freedom of speech.

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Aussi une forme de torturepresent participle and gerund of torture

Formes

pluriel: torturings

tortoise · Any of various land-dwelling reptiles, of the family…torture · The infliction of severe pain or anguish, especially as an…tortured · Having been subjected to torture, mental or physical.

torturing · An act of torture

Tory · A member or supporter of the Conservative Party, which…toss · A throw, a lob, of a ball etc., with an initial upward…tossing · The motion of something that tosses; a throwing or sudden…

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