6+ Synonyms for Torturing & Similar Words
Definition of torturing
- adjective
- extremely painful
- noun
- the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason; "it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession"
6 synonyms found
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"Torturing" in song lyrics
See how torturing is used in real songs:
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"Torturing"
Freestyle Fellowship — Tolerate -
"the Cantonese, torturing"
Jedi Mind Tricks f/ Breath of Judah — Chinese Water Torture -
"And it's taking long the torturing"
Mexicano777 f/ Evils, Tonedeff — El Doctor