3
cramping(verb, paining)
3
disciplining(verb, punishing)
3
discomforting(verb, paining)
3
executing(verb, punishing)
3
fining(verb, punishing)
3
grievous(adjective, severe, pain, awful, terrible)
3
hurting(verb, paining)
3
imprisoning(verb, punishing)
3
incarcerating(verb, punishing)
3
keelhauling(verb, punishing)
3
lambasting(verb, punishing)
3
penalizing(verb, punishing)
3
pillorying(verb, punishing)
3
punishing(verb, punishing)
3
reprising(verb, punishing)
3
sentencing(verb, punishing)
3
smarting(verb, paining)
3
stinging(verb, paining)
3
stitching(verb, paining)
3
throbbing(verb, paining)
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