torturing torturing /ˈtɔrtʃɝɪŋ/

adjective

1. () Extremely painful  ( agonising [British] , agonizing , harrowing , excruciating , torturesome , torturing , torturous )
   extremely painful
   

noun

1. The deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason  ( torture , torturing )
   the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason
    It required unnatural torturing to extract a confession
   it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession
   
   

 Duke of Windsor Duke of Windsor /ˈdjuːk ʌv ˈwɪndzər/

noun

1. King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)  ( Duke of Windsor , Edward , Edward VIII )
   King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
   
   

 Bob Dylan Bob Dylan /bɑːb ˈdɪlən/

noun

1. United States songwriter noted for his protest songs (born in 1941)  ( Bob Dylan , Dylan )
   United States songwriter noted for his protest songs (born in 1941)
   
   

 incrustation incrustation /ˌɪnkrəˈsteɪʃən/

noun

1. A decorative coating of contrasting material that is applied to a surface as an inlay or overlay  ( encrustation , incrustation )
   a decorative coating of contrasting material that is applied to a surface as an inlay or overlay
   
   
2. A hard outer layer that covers something  ( crust , encrustation , incrustation )
   a hard outer layer that covers something
   
3. The formation of a crust  ( encrustation , incrustation )
   the formation of a crust