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harrowing
[ har-oh-ing ]
adjective
- extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous:
a harrowing experience.
Synonyms: , ,
Other Word Forms
- ۴Ƿ·Բ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of harrowing1
Example Sentences
Asked which was more harrowing, Vietnam or the racing business, Shirreffs demurred.
Though she has since clawed back a chunk of the cost through government schemes, it made an already harrowing time that much more draining: financially, emotionally and physically.
That's a harrowing thought for the rest given Celtic have now claimed 21 of the last 26 available major domestic honours.
Judge Martin Picton thanked the jury for their work on an "utterly harrowing" case.
The artist and his partner were sitting in the dark, on their phones, glued to the news as harrowing details came out of the Palisades.
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