punishing

[US]/'pʌnɪʃɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. kubwa sana; kuchanganyiki.
Word Forms
Present Participlepunishing

Phrases & Collocations

punishing schedule

materi ya kuchangia

punishing workout

materi ya kuchangia

punishing punishment

materi ya kuchangia

harshly punishing

kuchangia kwa mafupi

punishing regime

materi ya kuchangia

Example Sentences

the recession was having a punishing effect on our business.

mguu ulikuwa uliweza uchungu kwa bidhaa yetu.

In judge"s management part, the article investigated emphatically centrical judge"s tenure of office, systems of rewarding and punishing and prohibiting calling on etc.

Kwenye sehemu ya uchaguzi wa mshirika, maelezo yaliyotajwa yalitafuta kwa mafupi kwa maktaba ya mshirika, sistemas ya kushirikisha na kushindulia na kufanya kazi na mtumiaji na mengine.

Equipped with a Corellian JumpMaster 5000 christened the Punishing One, Dengar was a one-man judge, jury and executioner tracking down criminals of the New Order.

Alipangwa na Corellian JumpMaster 5000 ambao amaliziwa kama 'Mwenyekiti wa Moyo' , Dengar alikuwa mwenyekiti, mguu na mchawi wa kuchunguza mwingine wa wapinzani wa Umoja Mpya.

Real-world Examples

He said that Jobs was punishing him.

Alikuwa amesema Jobs alipunisha yeye.

Source: Steve Jobs Biography

I hope you don't feel like I'm punishing you.

Nataka uwe na uamini haja ya kushindwa kwa mimi.

Source: Canadian drama "Saving Hope" Season 1

But the latest 50-day war that ended August 26 was particularly punishing, people here say.

Lakini uguvumaji wa 50 siku uliofungua mwezi Agosti 26 ulikuwa mafupi sana, kama walimwambia wanaoishi hapa.

Source: VOA Standard October 2014 Collection

Why are we punishing the trees for that?

Nini kwa sababu tunapunisha mizani kwa kama hicho?

Source: Vox opinion

I'm not punishing you for an error.

Situwapunisha yako kwa kosa.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

I was doing my best but the driver was still punishing me cruelly, which seemed very unfair.

Niliwakupa mazuri lakini mchawi alipunisha mimi kwa mafupi, ambayo ilikuwa mafupi sana.

Source: Black Steed (Selected)

Paradoxically, punishing fake injury might just encourage teams to polish their acting skills.

Kwa mwinga, kushindwa kwa mguvamo wa mguvamo mwinga inaweza kusheng'ana timu kusafiri kwa ujuzi wao wa kusafiri.

Source: The Economist - International

But the enforcement power, the right to punish, everyone can do the punishing in the state of nature.

Lakini mguvamo wa kushindwa, mafupi ya kushindwa, kila mwanesha anaweza kushindwa katika mguvamo wa tabia.

Source: Harvard University Open Course "Justice: What's the Right Thing to Do?"

They'll enjoy punishing you in public too much.

Wanaweza kushindwa kwa mguvamo wewe kwa mguvamo mwinga.

Source: Out of Control Season 3

Or a daughter punishing the choices of her mother.

Au mwanamke anapunisha chochote ya mke yake.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 5

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