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harrowing

/ˈhæɹəʊ.ɪŋ/ adjective

In Latin: occātiō Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about harrowing at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Extremely painful.

Origin

By surface analysis, harrow + -ing.

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