afflicting

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noun

An affliction.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of afflict
nounafflicting (plural afflictings)

plural afflictings

  1. An affliction.

    And so usual a thing it is for gracious hearts to be humbled under the afflictings of God, that affliction is upon that score called humiliation.

    1825, William Haslett, John Flavel, The Advices and Meditations, page 193
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APA

afflicting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afflicting

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“afflicting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afflicting. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “afflicting,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/afflicting.

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