What does agonizing mean?

Definitions for agonizing
ag·o·niz·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

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

    extremely painful

GCIDE

  1. agonizingadjective

    causing agony. Opposite to painless.

Wiktionary

  1. agonizingadjective

    Causing agony.

    It was an agonizing twenty minutes wait for the results.

ChatGPT

  1. agonizing

    Agonizing refers to causing intense physical or mental pain, distress, or worry. It can describe an experience that is extremely difficult or unpleasant to endure, often leading to a feeling of prolonged suffering.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Agonizing

    of Agonize

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of agonizing in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of agonizing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of agonizing in a Sentence

  1. Dan Gasby:

    Thank you to all the friends and fans who supported B. and our family during her journey, thank you to everyone for respecting our privacy during this agonizing time.

  2. Grabien Media founder Tom Elliott:

    If CNN’s collapsing ratings weren’t enough to elicit an agonizing reappraisal of their entire situation, the planned rollout of CNN+ surely is.

  3. Aline Tanios:

    Cardinal Glennon Children Hospital's agonizing sometimes, especially when Wail Hayajneh see these kids spiraling down before they head to the ICU.

  4. Valeria Ponomarova:

    I turned and just fell on my knees and I just screamed with the most agonizing cry, i didn’t know [whose drone] it was. Our forces, or the enemy.

  5. Amnesty International:

    Dozens of people suffered a slow and agonizing death at the hands of government forces that should have been protecting them, these unlawful killings must be investigated and all those responsible brought to justice.

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