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

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats