harrowing

  • 1harrowing — index disastrous, insufferable, onerous, painful Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2harrowing — extremely distressing, painful, 1799 (implied in harrowingly), from prp. of HARROW (Cf. harrow) (v.) …

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  • 3harrowing — [adj] dangerous, frightening agonizing, alarming, chilling, distressing, disturbing, excruciating, heartbreaking, heart rending, nerve racking, painful, racking, soaring, tearing, terrifying, tormenting, torturing, torturous, traumatic; concepts… …

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  • 4Harrowing — This surname recorded in the spellings of Harrower, Harower, Harrowing and Harrowin, is probably of Olde English pre 7th century origins. It can be either locational to describe a person from a place called Harrow, of which there are at least… …

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  • 5harrowing — [[t]hæ̱roʊɪŋ[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A harrowing experience is extremely upsetting or disturbing. You ve had a harrowing time this past month. ...harrowing pictures of the children who had been murdered. Syn: disturbing …

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  • 6harrowing — har|row|ing [ˈhærəuıŋ US rou ] adj very frightening or shocking and making you feel very upset ▪ a harrowing experience ▪ a harrowing story …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 7harrowing — adjective very frightening or shocking and making you feel very upset: a harrowing experience | harrowing video tapes of torture …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 8Harrowing — Harrow Har row, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Harrowed} (h[a^]r r[ o]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Harrowing}.] [OE. harowen, harwen; cf. Dan. harve. See {Harrow}, n.] 1. To draw a harrow over, as for the purpose of breaking clods and leveling the surface, or for… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 9harrowing — harrowingly, adv. /har oh ing/, adj. extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous: a harrowing experience. [1800 10; HARROW1 + ING2] Syn. painful, agonizing, tormenting, heartbreaking. * * * …

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  • 10harrowing — adjective /ˈhærəʊiŋ/ Causing pain or distress. Harrowing journeys down the dark roads of anger, violence, and madness …

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