Definition of "punishing" []

• Present participle of punish. (verb)
• That inflicts punishment (adjective)
• Arduous, gruelling (adjective)

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• "Look, I am not interested in punishing banks, I'm interested in protecting our economy."
• "Newton threw for 265 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 64 yards, most in short, punishing bites."
• "I hiked into palm washes and up unmarked trails, always water, carrying water everywhere, always a hat, wearing a broadbrimmed hat and a neckerchief, and I stood on promontories in punishing sun, stood and looked."