verb🔗ShareQuälen, plagenTo cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.)"The child tormented the flies by pulling their wings off."Das Kind quälte die Fliegen, indem es ihnen die Flügel ausriss.sufferingactioninhumanemotionmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareQuälerei, PeinigungThe act by which somebody is tormented."The constant tormenting of the small dog by the neighborhood kids was heartbreaking to watch. "Die ständige Quälerei des kleinen Hundes durch die Nachbarskinder war herzzerreißend zu beobachten.sufferingactioninhumannegativeemotionmindChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareQualvoll, quälendInvolving or causing torment."The child's tormenting cough kept him awake all night. "Der qualvolle Husten des Kindes hielt ihn die ganze Nacht wach.sufferingmindsensationcharacterinhumannegativeemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading