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- [har-oh-ing]
- /ˈhær oʊ ɪŋ/
- /ˈhær.əʊ.ɪŋ/
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- [har-oh-ing]
- /ˈhær oʊ ɪŋ/
Definitions of harrowing word
- adjective harrowing extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous: a harrowing experience. 1
- noun harrowing an agricultural implement with spikelike teeth or upright disks, drawn chiefly over plowed land to level it, break up clods, root up weeds, etc. 1
- verb with object harrowing to ravish; violate; despoil. 1
- verb with object harrowing harry (def 2). 1
- verb with object harrowing (of Christ) to descend into (hell) to free the righteous held captive. 1
- verb without object harrowing to become broken up by harrowing, as soil. 1
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Origin of harrowing
First appearance:
before 1800 One of the 42% newest English words
First recorded in 1800-10; harrow1 + -ing2
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Parts of speech for Harrowing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
harrowing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
harrowing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for harrowing
adj harrowing
- distressing — great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
- painful — affected with, causing, or characterized by pain: a painful wound; a painful night; a painful memory.
- torturous — pertaining to, involving, or causing torture or suffering.
- heartbreaking — causing intense anguish or sorrow.
- terrifying — to fill with terror or alarm; make greatly afraid.
adjective harrowing
- upsetting — overturned: an upset milk pail.
- vexing — to irritate; annoy; provoke: His noisy neighbors often vexed him.
- dreadful — causing great dread, fear, or terror; terrible: a dreadful storm.
- worrying — to torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts; fret.
- stressful — full of stress or tension: the stressful days before a war.
Antonyms for harrowing
adj harrowing
adjective harrowing
- relaxing — to make less tense, rigid, or firm; make lax: to relax the muscles.
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