wounding

Etymology

noun

  1. The act of inflicting a wound.
  2. 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

  1. present participle and gerund of wound

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