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agonising

agonising adjective: causing agony; very painful. Also the present participle and gerund of agonise.

Adjective

agonising (comparative more agonising, superlative most agonising)

  1. Causing agony; very painful
    • agonising desperation
    • agonising pain

Also used as

agonising is also the present participle and gerund of agonise.

agonising is also the alternative form of agonizing.

Forms of agonising

Adjective
comparativemore agonising
superlativemost agonising
Noun
pluralagonisings

Words formed from agonising

Questions about agonising

What does agonising mean?
Agonising means causing agony; very painful.
What part of speech is agonising?
Agonising is an adjective.

Words near agonising in the dictionary

  1. agonious
  2. agonise
  3. agonised
  4. agonisedly
  5. agonises
  6. agonising
  7. agonisingly
  8. agonisings
  9. agonism
  10. agonisms
  11. agonist

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