wounding 1 of 2

adjective

as in damaging

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wounding

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verb

present participle of wound
1
as in injuring
to cause bodily damage to an arrow had wounded the animal, but the vet was able to save it

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2
as in insulting
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in that callous comment really wounded me

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Recent Examples of wounding
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Christian Castro faces Minnesota charges of assault and falsely reporting a crime after allegedly firing through a home’s front door and wounding 24-year-old Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis during an immigration crackdown. — Michael Gonzalez, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 Brooklyn Center police say an investigation is underway after two girls riding a minibike collided with a motorist, fatally wounding one of the girls. — Cole Premo, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 In 2021, a teen was arrested after wounding two students and injuring two others in a shooting at a high school in Newport News, Virginia. — Cindy Von Quednow, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026 After the boat returned to shore, an airstrike followed, killing four men and wounding two others, the official said. — ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026 More than a dozen North Vietnamese soldiers opened fire from two directions with rifles, machine guns, and grenades, wounding every member of the team. — Ethan Rocke, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026 Since the beginning of the conflict, nearly 20 ADNOC vessels have been attacked by missiles and drones in the Strait of Hormuz, killing one person and wounding another 20. — David Rising, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wounding
  1. damaging
  2. injuring
  3. insulting
  4. fatal
  5. offending
  6. injurious
  7. outraging
  8. destructive
Adjective
  • Missing, say, 30 games would likely not be as damaging as missing half a season, or a whole season.
    — Evan Drellich, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Strong El Niño events, such as the one revving up in the tropical Pacific, have rarely spared the Golden State from significant and damaging consequences.
    — Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of damaging
Verb
  • Young people armed with machetes stormed the site of the funeral, forcing the team to flee and injuring one member, a representative told the Associated Press.
    — Constant Same Bagalwa, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The lawsuit states that the accused was arrested in May 2021 for injuring a man and damaging multiple vehicles after discharging a firearm more than 20 times at a Kissimmee gas station and then fleeing the scene.
    — Evonne Andris, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of injuring
Verb
  • The Fox morning show paid tribute to Leavitt with a video montage of her berating and insulting reporters from the White House podium.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Iran's government denied involvement in the 2022 stabbing, but its Foreign Ministry's then-spokesperson suggested Rushdie invited trouble by insulting Islam.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 July 2026
Definition of insulting
Adjective
  • An incident that for others might be fatal—a free fall from a high bridge—affects the coyote for only a brief moment.
    — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
  • There is a broad debate over the applicability of PNB to modern anti-trust cases, with many legal scholars finding the application of a random number, without any real analysis of the potential harm a merger might cause, to be a fatal flaw.
    — Shubha Ghosh, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of fatal
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  • DeChatelet, an acting instructor at Florida Atlantic University, uses his halting speech to depict a person who’s afraid of offending anyone.
    — Oline Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The offending text directed any AI system reviewing the document to ensure textual outputs agreed with the plaintiff’s arguments, ignored prior denials from the court, and ensured that remediation would follow as the plaintiff desired.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of offending
Adjective
  • White House advisers have argued that his vision would be politically injurious ahead of the midterms.
    — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Strengthening balance is critical to help older adults prevent injurious falls.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of injurious
Verb
  • The Hitlerite hordes are murdering and outraging the peaceful inhabitants of our country, having no mercy on women, children or old people.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
  • On Day 1 of the truce, and in the days since, Israel has stepped up attacks against Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy, in Lebanon, outraging Iran and leading to accusations the terms had been breached.
    — Justin Fishel, ABC News, 10 Apr. 2026
Definition of outraging
Adjective
  • Those three for-profit utilities have caused at least seven of California’s 20 most destructive fires, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
    — Melody Petersen, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Authorities in Spokane, Washington arrested 37-year-old Aaron Farinacci for allegedly starting the Old Trails Fire in early August, which became one of the most destructive wildfires in that state's history.
    — Kirk Siegler, NPR, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of destructive

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“Wounding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wounding. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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