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punishingUK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈpʌnɪʃɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pun′i shing) punish WordReference English Thesaurus © 2026 Sense: Verb: discipline Synonyms: discipline Collocations, correct Collocations, chastise, bring to book, penalize, sentence Collocations, condemn, teach sb a lesson, give sb what for , banish, reprimand, rebuke Collocations, censure, scold Collocations, upbraid, tell off , dress down , beat Collocations, send sb to prison, cane Collocations, flog, spank Collocations, whip Collocations, disbar, send sb to jail, incarcerate, imprison Recent forum discussions about thesaurus entries: a natural punishing consequence on that behavior - English Only forum
after being punished by his father / after his father punishing him - English Only forum agree to his punishing/punishment of those kids - English Only forum another punishing stretch - English Only forum Catching and punishing "behavior" - English Only forum He deserves punishing / being punished. - English Only forum I'll be loving you and punishing you at the same time - English Only forum ignite...[in] punishing flames - English Only forum "innovative punishing" - English Only forum prioritize rehabilitation over punishing inmates - English Only forum punishing breaking of rules - English Only forum Rather than punish or punishing - English Only forum tough / punishing - English Only forum
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