Definition of wounding in English:

wounding

adjective ˈwuːndɪŋˈwundɪŋ

1Causing physical injury.
crossbows and deadly wounding darts
Example sentencesExamples
- A wounding strike from this man could mean instant death.
- The initial corporeal silence of the wound, the muted mark of the sword's wounding penetration, is not alone sufficient-there cannot be, as Derrida writes of Artaud, "stigmata … substituted for the text".
- The military response was swift and wounding.
- On the way he staged a wounding attack on himself.
- But no sooner had Porrus delivered a wounding blow to the knight's left arm than the knight returned a blow to his shield.
1. 1.1 Causing harm to a person's feelings or reputation.
  a wounding description of their mother
  most wounding to her was the loss of her independence
  Example sentencesExamples
  Perhaps it is the emotionally wounding proximity of him that brings back suppressed memories of the past.
  He is more correct than he may have imagined, his words betraying an even more wounding significance.
  She is surprised by the intelligence into a wounding tactlessness.
  He was never at a loss for the wounding remark, the inappropriately coarse joke, the cold put-down.
  When the daughters accidentally humiliate her at the dinner table by breezily offering up a wounding description of how they see their mother, Sarandon's wordless reaction is an example of superb screen acting.

Derivatives

woundingly

adverbˈwuːndɪŋliˈwundɪŋli

Definition of wounding in US English:

wounding

adjectiveˈwo͞ondiNGˈwundɪŋ

1Causing physical injury.
crossbows and deadly wounding darts
Example sentencesExamples
- The military response was swift and wounding.
- But no sooner had Porrus delivered a wounding blow to the knight's left arm than the knight returned a blow to his shield.
- The initial corporeal silence of the wound, the muted mark of the sword's wounding penetration, is not alone sufficient-there cannot be, as Derrida writes of Artaud, "stigmata … substituted for the text".
- On the way he staged a wounding attack on himself.
- A wounding strike from this man could mean instant death.
1. 1.1 Causing harm to a person's feelings or reputation.
  a wounding description of their mother
  most wounding to her was the loss of her independence
  Example sentencesExamples
  He was never at a loss for the wounding remark, the inappropriately coarse joke, the cold put-down.
  When the daughters accidentally humiliate her at the dinner table by breezily offering up a wounding description of how they see their mother, Sarandon's wordless reaction is an example of superb screen acting.
  He is more correct than he may have imagined, his words betraying an even more wounding significance.
  She is surprised by the intelligence into a wounding tactlessness.
  Perhaps it is the emotionally wounding proximity of him that brings back suppressed memories of the past.

单词	wounding
释义	Definition of wounding in English: wounding adjective ˈwuːndɪŋˈwundɪŋ 1Causing physical injury. crossbows and deadly wounding darts Example sentencesExamples A wounding strike from this man could mean instant death. The initial corporeal silence of the wound, the muted mark of the sword's wounding penetration, is not alone sufficient-there cannot be, as Derrida writes of Artaud, "stigmata … substituted for the text". The military response was swift and wounding. On the way he staged a wounding attack on himself. But no sooner had Porrus delivered a wounding blow to the knight's left arm than the knight returned a blow to his shield. 1.1 Causing harm to a person's feelings or reputation. a wounding description of their mother most wounding to her was the loss of her independence Example sentencesExamples Perhaps it is the emotionally wounding proximity of him that brings back suppressed memories of the past. He is more correct than he may have imagined, his words betraying an even more wounding significance. She is surprised by the intelligence into a wounding tactlessness. He was never at a loss for the wounding remark, the inappropriately coarse joke, the cold put-down. When the daughters accidentally humiliate her at the dinner table by breezily offering up a wounding description of how they see their mother, Sarandon's wordless reaction is an example of superb screen acting. Derivatives woundingly adverbˈwuːndɪŋliˈwundɪŋli Definition of wounding in US English: wounding adjectiveˈwo͞ondiNGˈwundɪŋ 1Causing physical injury. crossbows and deadly wounding darts Example sentencesExamples The military response was swift and wounding. But no sooner had Porrus delivered a wounding blow to the knight's left arm than the knight returned a blow to his shield. The initial corporeal silence of the wound, the muted mark of the sword's wounding penetration, is not alone sufficient-there cannot be, as Derrida writes of Artaud, "stigmata … substituted for the text". On the way he staged a wounding attack on himself. A wounding strike from this man could mean instant death. 1.1 Causing harm to a person's feelings or reputation. a wounding description of their mother most wounding to her was the loss of her independence Example sentencesExamples He was never at a loss for the wounding remark, the inappropriately coarse joke, the cold put-down. When the daughters accidentally humiliate her at the dinner table by breezily offering up a wounding description of how they see their mother, Sarandon's wordless reaction is an example of superb screen acting. He is more correct than he may have imagined, his words betraying an even more wounding significance. She is surprised by the intelligence into a wounding tactlessness. Perhaps it is the emotionally wounding proximity of him that brings back suppressed memories of the past.
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