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    harrowing
    /ˈharəʊɪŋ/

    adjective

    • 1. acutely distressing: "a harrowing film about racism and violence"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHARROWING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Harrowing means extremely upsetting because connected with suffering. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences and see synonyms and translations.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › harrowingHarrowing Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Harrowing means acutely distressing or painful, as in a harrowing experience. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and etymology of harrowing from Merriam-Webster dictionary.

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  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHARROWING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    harrowing. (hæroʊɪŋ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] A harrowing experience is extremely upsetting or disturbing. You've had a harrowing time this past month. Synonyms: distressing, disturbing, alarming, frightening More Synonyms of harrowing. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › harrowingHarrowing - definition of harrowing by The Free Dictionary

    Harrowing means extremely distressing or agonizing, such as a harrowing experience. Find the origin, usage, and translations of harrowing in different languages and dictionaries.

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › harrowingharrowing adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of harrowing adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › harrowingHarrowing - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    The adjective harrowing is often used to describe a firsthand experience that is terrifying, such as a harrowing drive home in icy weather, but it can also refer to a secondhand experience, such as reading or watching something that is very frightening or disturbing.

  9. www.dictionary.com › browse › harrowingHARROWING Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Harrowing means extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous. It can also refer to a farming tool that breaks up clods of soil. See examples of harrowing in sentences and word history.