p.pr. & ·vb.n. of mortify.
2. mortifying ·adj subduing the appetites, desires, ·etc.; as, mortifying penances.
3. mortifying ·adj tending to humble or abase; humiliating; as, a mortifying repulse.
4. mortifying ·adj tending to mortify; affected by, or having symptoms of, mortification; as, a mortifying wound; mortifying flesh.