injuring

verb

Definition of injuringnext
present participle of injure
1
as in damaging
to cause bodily damage to injured himself while skiing

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2
as in marring
to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of the agent's treachery has injured our national security for years to come

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Recent Examples of injuring The anti-immigrant rhetoric has been so acute that an anti-immigration far-right extremist in Germany — ironically himself an immigrant — just attacked a holiday market, killing at least five and injuring hundreds. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Dec. 2024 Meanwhile, a car plowed through a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on Friday night, killing five people and injuring some 200 others. — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024 Although unrelated, the incident in Texas comes just 24 hours after a car was driven into a Christmas market in the German town of Magdeburg on Friday night, killing five people and injuring some 200 others. — Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024

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“Injuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/injuring. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.

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