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agonizing

Syllables: ag·o·niz·ing/ˈæɡ.ə.naɪ.zɪŋ/

agonizing adjective: causing physical or mental agony. Also the present participle and gerund of agonize.

Adjective

agonizing (comparative more agonizing, superlative most agonizing)

  1. Causing physical or mental agony.
    • It was an agonizing twenty-minute wait for the results.

Noun

agonizing (plural agonizings)

  1. The act of one who agonizes.
    • I never breathed a word of my doubts and mental agonizings to my mother; I spoke to her only of my bodily sufferings; yet she knew it all, and I knew that she knew.1918, W. H. Hudson, Far Away and Long Ago

Also used as

agonizing is also the present participle and gerund of agonize.

agonizing meaning in Persian

agonizing in Persian

causing agony
پر تب و تاب por tab-o-tâb

Examples of agonizing in a sentence

  • After agonizing deliberations, they finally proceeded with decision.
  • Another pause, this one agonizing, and then: "You might as well come in.
  • Why hadn't I ever considered the extremely agonizing spikiness of a Christmas tree?

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Synonyms of agonizing

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Antonyms

All synonyms and antonyms of agonizing

Forms of agonizing

Adjective
comparativemore agonizing
superlativemost agonizing
alternative formagonising
Noun
pluralagonizings

Words formed from agonizing

Questions about agonizing

What does agonizing mean?
Agonizing means causing physical or mental agony.
What is agonizing in Persian?
Agonizing in Persian is پر تب و تاب (por tab-o-tâb). See Agonizing meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is agonizing?
Agonizing can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce agonizing?
Agonizing is pronounced /ˈæɡ.ə.naɪ.zɪŋ/.

Words near agonizing in the dictionary

  1. agonizer
  2. agonizers
  3. agonizes
  4. agonizeth
  5. agonizin'
  6. agonizing
  7. agonizingly
  8. agonizings
  9. agonophilia
  10. agonothetai
  11. agonothete

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