agonizing  /ˈæ ɡə naɪ zɪŋ/ ? Meaning of "agonizing"

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Definition(s):

  • (adj) extremely painful

Usage(s):

  1. It was our grandparents who really experienced the long and agonizing war.
  2. Monastic chroniclers wrote of agonizing burning sensations, of feet and hands blackened like charcoal, of vomiting, convulsions and death.
  3. If the first drug isn't administered properly and the inmate was left awake, the second and third drugs will produce an agonizing death.

Quotes

  1. "Although I lost by the slimmest margin in presidential election history _ only 10 votes _ I have chosen not to put the country through another agonizing Supreme Court battle," Colbert said Monday in a statement. "It is time for this nation...
    on Nov 5, 2007 By: Stephen Colbert Source: Washington Post

  2. "I did wrestle with it. I spent a lot of time agonizing over it, mainly with myself," Selig said. "But they really convinced me."
    on Jan 17, 2007 By: Bud Selig Source: 940 News

  3. "This was a very agonizing decision for us because we are family," Bernice King added.
    on Oct 18, 2008 By: Bernice King Source: International Herald Tribune

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