punishing

Meanings

• impose a penalty on; inflict punishment on;
• resulting in punishment;
• "the king imposed a punishing tax"
• characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort;
• "set a punishing pace"

Synonyms

• punish
• penalize
• penalise
• arduous
• backbreaking
• grueling
• gruelling
• hard
• heavy
• laborious
• operose
• toilsome

Scrabble Score: 15

punishing is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word

punishing is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary

punishing is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 19

punishing is a valid Words With Friends word

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