Advertisement - Continue reading below

Definition of "wronging" []

  • Present participle of wrong. (verb)

Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

Use "wronging" in a sentence
  • "They are inhuman, and take a pleasure in wronging those that are least able to help themselves (v. 6); they not only oppress and impoverish, but they slay the widow and the stranger; not only neglect the fatherless, and make a prey of them, but murder them, because they are weak and exposed, and sometimes lie at their mercy."
  • "Whether one describes it as "wronging" and "evil speech" as Geoffrey Dennis does or Larry Bethune's "caustic language," here are a few examples from this week's posts:"
  • "My love to the faithless Nettle [1] (who I dare say is 'wronging' me during my absence), and my best Compliments to all in your house who will receive them."
Words like "wronging"