Definitions for harrowing
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1. agonizing, agonising, excruciating, harrowing, torturing, torturous, torturesomeadjective

   extremely painful

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1. harrowingadjective

   Causing pain or distress.

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1. harrowing

   In agriculture, a harrow is a farm implement used for surface tillage. It is used after ploughing for breaking up and smoothing out the surface of the soil. The purpose of harrowing is to break up clods and to provide a soil structure, called tilth, that is suitable for planting seeds. Coarser harrowing may also be used to remove weeds and to cover seed after sowing. Harrows differ from ploughs, which cut the upper 12 to 25 centimetre (5 to 10 in) layer of soil, and leave furrows, parallel trenches. Harrows differ from cultivators in that they disturb the whole surface of the soil, while a cultivator instead disturbs only narrow tracks between the crop rows to kill weeds. There are four general types of harrows: disc harrows, tine harrows (including spring-tooth harrows, drag harrows, and spike harrows), chain harrows, and chain-disk harrows. Harrows were originally drawn by draft animals, such as horses, mules, or oxen, or in some times and places by manual labourers. In modern practice they are almost always tractor-mounted implements, either trailed after the tractor by a drawbar or mounted on the three-point hitch. A modern development of the traditional harrow is the rotary power harrow, often just called a power harrow.

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1. harrowing

   Harrowing refers to an experience that is extremely distressing, upsetting, disturbing, or frightening. It typically involves emotional pain or difficulty, and can significantly impact a person's mental or emotional state. It often relates to situations which engender agony, tension, or trauma.

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1. Harrowing

   of Harrow

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of harrowing in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of harrowing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of harrowing in a Sentence

1. Daniel Bekele:

   The number of rapes reported to us, often in harrowing detail, suggests that sexual violence is part of the government's counter-insurgency strategy, the scale of reported abuses points to the urgent need for an international investigation in both rebel- and government-controlled areas.

2. Christine Pride:

   Like so many others, I was completely captivated by Bana's tweets from Syria, which were harrowing and heartbreaking and put a human face to this terrible quagmire.

3. Prosecutor Kym Worthy:

   It is a gross understatement to say that this case is harrowing example of irresponsible pet ownership.

4. The BBC:

   This harrowing documentary, made with the full support and cooperation of the victim’s parents, provides a revealing insight into a horrific crime that sent shockwaves around the world and led to protests across India demanding changes in attitudes towards women, the film handles the issue responsibly, and we are confident the program fully complies with our editorial guidelines.

5. Darrell Issa:

   It is to this day the most unique US-Soviet aerial combat dogfight in the history of the Cold War, the heroism and valor he demonstrated for 35 harrowing minutes 70 years ago in the skies over the North Pacific and the coast of North Korea saved the lives of his fellow pilots, shipmates, and crew. His story is one for the ages, but is now being fully told.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=harrowing
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Harrowing
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrowing
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harrowing