To smart and agonize at every pore. --Pope.
[1913 Webster]
2. To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
agonizing — adj. causing agony. Opposite to {painless}. Syn: excruciating, harrowing, torturing, torturous, torturesome. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
agonizing — index cruel, insufferable, painful, severe Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
agonizing — (Amer.) ag·o·niz·ing || ægÉ™naɪzɪŋ adj. causing agony, tormenting; very painful; causing difficulty (also agonising) agonize (Amer.) ag·o·nize || ægÉ™naɪz v. suffer agony, suffer, be in torment, cause to agonize (also agonise) … English contemporary dictionary
agonizing — *excruciating, racking Analogous words: torturing, tormenting, racking (see AFFLICT): *intense, vehement, fierce, exquisite, violent Contrasted words: *comfortable, easy, restful: comforting, solacing, i consoling (see COMFORT) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
agonizing — [adj] difficult and painful, suffering disturbing, excruciating, extreme, fierce, harrowing, intense, racking, struggling, tearing, tormenting, tortuous, torturing, vehement, violent; concepts 403,565 … New thesaurus
agonizing — ag|o|niz|ing [ ægə,naızıŋ ] adjective usually before noun 1. ) an agonizing event or period of time is very upsetting and seems to happen very slowly because something bad is happening: For 32 agonizing seconds the plane dived and shook. a ) an… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
agonizing — [[t]æ̱gənaɪzɪŋ[/t]] (in BRIT, also use agonising) 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is agonizing causes you to feel great physical or mental pain. He did not wish to die the agonizing death of his mother and brother... In the heat of Rome, the wait… … English dictionary
agonizing — UK [ˈæɡənaɪzɪŋ] / US [ˈæɡəˌnaɪzɪŋ] adjective [usually before noun] 1) a) an agonizing event or period of time is very upsetting and seems to happen very slowly because something bad is happening For 32 agonizing seconds the plane dived and shook … English dictionary
agonizing — ag|o|niz|ing also agonising BrE [ˈægənaızıŋ] adj 1.) extremely painful ▪ The pain was agonizing. 2.) very unpleasant to experience, especially because of involving a difficult choice or a long wait ▪ an agonizing decision >agonizingly adv ▪ at … Dictionary of contemporary English
agonizing — adjective Date: 1593 causing agony ; painful < an agonizing experience > • agonizingly adverb … New Collegiate Dictionary
