anguishing

verb

Definition of anguishingnext
present participle of anguish
1
as in plaguing
to cause persistent suffering to she was anguished by the fear that her sons would die in the war

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2
as in grieving
to feel deep sadness or mental pain I anguished over the loss of my father for years afterwards

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  1. grieving
  2. afflicting
  3. aching
  4. mourning
Verb
  • In another portion of her interview with PEOPLE, June talked about the myriad emotions she's experienced while grieving her late daughter.
    Raven Brunner, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
  • So to everybody who's grieving, who's lost someone in this room, listen to me, just grieve.
    Tommy McArdle, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of grieving
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  • Maylia and Jack are both kids, two of the untold number of minors caught up in one side or the other of the burgeoning fentanyl trade afflicting the US.
    Longreads, Longreads, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Whatever's afflicting you out there, in here the coffee is always hot, the fries are always crispy and the ranch dip is always free.
    Tyler Buchanan, Axios, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of afflicting
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  • Muscles aching from the weight of each 55-pound projectile, the repetition, the heat, Fernandez lost track of himself, too busy to think, too scared to stop, not unlike his time in the ring up against any another flyweight.
    Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 7 Dec. 2024
  • In this novel about the shape-shifting nature of love, Parsons captures Kit’s grief in aching and honest terms.
    Annabel Gutterman, TIME, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of aching
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  • The 49ers wasted no more time mourning their previous three straight defeats, from the last-minute loss to Seattle here to the ensuing blowouts in Green Bay (38-10) and Buffalo (35-10).
    Cam Inman, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Stevie Nicks is still mourning the loss of Christine McVie.
    Jeff Nelson, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
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