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noun • someone who obtains pleasure from inflicting pain on others | ||||||||
| 31% | 6 | Hurt like a wasp | ||||||
noun • a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung • a mental pain or distress • a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin • a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property • operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act verb • cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort • deliver a sting to • saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous • cause a stinging pain • cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging | ||||||||
| 28% | 4 | Vocalize like a hurt kitten | ||||||
noun • a very loud utterance (like the sound of an animal) verb • cry loudly, as of animals • utter shrieks, as of cats | ||||||||
They Like To Hurt Crossword Clue
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SADISTS which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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SADISTS
Updated: October 13, 2023
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1 | "Don't hurt me!," e.g.
New York Times -
10 Dec 2007 | New York Times / 10 Dec 2007 |
2 | Hurt, like a groan-inducing joke?
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06 Dec 2011 | New York Times / 06 Dec 2011 |
3 | Hurt like a wasp | |
4 | Hurt like one deliberating over case
The Guardian Cryptic -
13 Jul 2018 | The Guardian Cryptic / 13 Jul 2018 |
5 | Like a mistake that's going to hurt you
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09 Sep 2014 | New York Times / 09 Sep 2014 |
6 | No longer an item, one side of which is hurt
Telegraph Toughie -
10 Nov 2023 | Telegraph Toughie / 10 Nov 2023 |
7 | Vocalize like a hurt kitten |
