Hypertext Webster Gateway: "agonizing"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Agonize \Ag"o*nize\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Agonized}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Agonizing}.] [F. agoniser, LL. agonizare, fr. Gr. ?.
See {Agony}.]
1. To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.

To smart and agonize at every pore. --Pope.

2. To struggle; to wrestle; to strive desperately.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

agonizing
adj : extremely painful [syn: {agonising}, {excruciating}, {harrowing},
{torturing}, {torturous}, {torturesome}]

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