tormentingly

tɔːrˈmɛntɪŋli

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Definition of tormentingly - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

behavior

Rare

in a persistently annoying manner

Rare

The alarm rang tormentingly every five minutes.

annoyingly

bothersomely

irritatingly

suffering

Rare

in a way that causes severe suffering

Rare

He laughed tormentingly at her mistakes.

agonizingly

excruciatingly

painfully

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Origin of tormentingly

Latin, tormentum (twisting) + -ly (in the manner of)

Examples of tormentingly in a sentence

She tormentingly tapped her pen during the meeting.
She cried out tormentingly as the pain increased.
The memories haunted him tormentingly every night.

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French:de manière agaçante, cruellement, ...
German:quälend, peinigend, ...
Italian:fastidiosamente, tormentosamente, ...
Spanish:tormentosamente, cruelmente, ...
Portuguese:irritantemente, cruelmente, ...
Chinese:烦人地, 令人痛苦地, ...
Japanese:しつこく, 苦しめるように, ...
Arabic:بِإِزْعاجٍ مُسْتَمِرّ, بشكل معذب, ...
Hebrew:בְּאוֹפֶן מַטְרִיד, בְּצוּרָה שֶׁגוֹרֶמֶת לְסֵבֶל חָמוּר, ...
Russian:мучительно, издевательски, ...
Ukrainian:дратівливо, знущально, ...
Hindi:लगातार परेशान करने वाले तरीके से, पीड़ादायक तरीके से, ...
Bengali:বিরক্তিকরভাবে, কষ্টদায়কভাবে, ...
Catalan:torbadorament, de manera turmentadora, ...
Czech:otravně, trýznivě, ...
Danish:irriterende, plagende, ...
Dutch:irritant, kwellend, ...
Greek:ενοχλητικά, βασανιστικά, ...
Hungarian:idegesítően, súlyos szenvedést okozó módon, ...
Khmer:យ៉ាងរំខានជាប់ជានិច្ច, យ៉ាងធ្វើទារុណកម្ម, ...
Korean:성가시게, 괴롭히듯이, ...
Persian:به طور مداوم و آزاردهنده, با تمسخر, ...
Polish:dręcząco, prześladowczo, ...
Portuguese (BR):irritantemente, cruelmente, ...
Romanian:enervant, batjocoritor, ...
Swedish:irriterande, plågsamt, ...
Thai:อย่างน่ารำคาญ, อย่างทรมานใจ, ...
Turkish:sürekli rahatsız edici bir şekilde, işkence edercesine, ...
Vietnamese:gây phiền nhiễu, một cách đau khổ, ...

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Adverb

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