Associations to the word «Wounding»

Wiktionary

WOUNDING, noun. The act of inflicting a wound.
WOUNDING, verb. Present participle of wound

Dictionary definition

WOUNDING, noun. The act of inflicting a wound.
WOUNDING, adjective. Causing physical or especially psychological injury; "a stabbing remark"; "wounding and false charges of disloyalty".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.