"agonizing" meaning in English

See agonizing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈæɡ.ə.naɪ.zɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-agonizing.wav Forms: more agonizing [comparative], most agonizing [superlative], agonising [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} agonizing (comparative more agonizing, superlative most agonizing)
  1. Causing physical or mental agony. Derived forms: agonizingly, unagonizing Related terms: agonize, agony, agonized, torture Translations (causing agony): мъчителен (mǎčitelen) (Bulgarian), мъчен (mǎčen) (Bulgarian), angoriga (Esperanto), agonisant (French), pianpháiseach (Irish), léanmhar (Irish), piolóideach (Irish), coscrach (Irish), cruciabilis (Latin), aaghaeragh (Manx), ard-phianjagh (Manx), angaaishagh (Manx), پر تب و تاب (por tab-o-tâb) (Persian), agonizante (Portuguese), мучительный (mučitelʹnyj) (Russian), terrible (Spanish), angustioso (Spanish), agonizante (Spanish)
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Noun

IPA: /ˈæɡ.ə.naɪ.zɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-agonizing.wav Forms: agonizings [plural], agonising [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} agonizing (plural agonizings)
  1. The act of one who agonizes.
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Verb

IPA: /ˈæɡ.ə.naɪ.zɪŋ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-agonizing.wav Forms: agonising [alternative]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} agonizing
  1. present participle and gerund of agonize Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: agonize
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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