Meanings
adjectivewounding (comparative more wounding, superlative most wounding)
comparative more wounding · superlative most wounding
nounwounding (plural woundings)
plural woundings
- The act of inflicting a wound.
- An instance of being wounded.
Who is there of mine goes to this war that I should grieve for his wounding or look for his return?
1911, Mary Hunter Austin, The Arrow Maker
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of wound
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Finnish haavoittaminen, haavoittuminen
- haavoittaminenact of inflicting a wound
- haavoittumineninstance of being wounded
Cite this entry
APA
wounding. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wounding
MLA
“wounding.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wounding. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wounding,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wounding.
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