scourge
/skɜɹd͡ʒ/ verb C2- To strike (a person, an animal, etc.) with a scourge (noun etymology 1 sense 1) or whip; to flog, to whip.
- To drive, or force (a person, an animal, etc.) to move, with or as if with a scourge or whip.
- To punish (a person, an animal, etc.); to chastise.
- To cause (someone or something) persistent (and often widespread) pain and suffering or trouble; to afflict, to torment.
Plural scourge · He/she/it scourges · Past scourged · Past participle scourged · -ing form scourging
Verb forms
- Base form
- scourge
- He/she/it
- scourges
- Past
- scourged
- Past participle
- scourged
- -ing form
- scourging
From the library
“Then of what other scourge are you afraid, my dear Blacas?”
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