how to pronounce punishing

/ˈpʌnɪʃɪŋ/

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punishing is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of punishing in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… it's again punishing people for the acts …”

meanings of punishing

adjective:

Debilitating, harsh.
That punishes physically and/or mentally; arduous, gruelling, demanding.

noun:

Punishment.

verb:

Present participle of punish.

punishing frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word punishing occurs in english on average 2.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.