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wrackingly

wrackingly adverb: of crying, with strong physically noticeable sobs.

Adverb

wrackingly (comparative more wrackingly, superlative most wrackingly)

  1. Of crying, with strong physically noticeable sobs.
    • She buried her face in his shoulder and sobbed against him, wrackingly, her fingernails digging hard into his back.1970, Larry Niven, Ringworld, page 121

Forms of wrackingly

comparativemore wrackingly
superlativemost wrackingly

Questions about wrackingly

What does wrackingly mean?
Wrackingly means of crying, with strong physically noticeable sobs.
What part of speech is wrackingly?
Wrackingly is an adverb.

Words near wrackingly in the dictionary

  1. wrackest
  2. wracketh
  3. wrackful
  4. wracking
  5. wracking one's brain
  6. wrackingly
  7. wrackline
  8. wracklines
  9. wracks
  10. wracks one's brain
  11. wrackt

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