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   harrowing

   /ˈharəʊɪŋ/

   adjective

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

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   • 1. harrowingly adverb

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   What is the meaning of harrowing harrowing?

   • Definitions for harrowing har·row·ing. These harrowing accounts of hunger represent the tip of an iceberg, syrians are suffering and dying across the country because starvation is being used as a weapon of war by both the Syrian government and armed groups. The most harrowing moments were when we first arrived on scene,...

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   What is a harrowing experience?

   • A harrowing experience is extremely upsetting or disturbing . You've had a harrowing time this past month. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers SYNONYMS painful, agonizing, tormenting, heartbreaking. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC.

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   What does Harrow mean?

   • harrow, harrowing - To harrow is to wound the feelings or cause to suffer—which gives us harrowing. See also related terms for suffer. Farlex Trivia Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved. 1. Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

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   What is harrowing used for?

   • Harrowing is often carried out on fields to follow the rough surface left by plowing. The purpose of this harrowing is generally to break up clods (lumps of soil) and to provide a finer finish, a good tilth or soil structure that is good for planting seeds. It may also be used to remove weeds and to cover up seed after sowing.

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

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   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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   Harrowing means extremely upsetting or disturbing, often used to describe an experience. Learn the synonyms, pronunciation, collocations and usage of harrowing with examples from Collins Dictionary.

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   Harrowing definition: extremely disturbing or distressing; grievous. See examples of HARROWING used in a sentence.

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   Harrowing means making you feel very upset because you are very shocked or frightened. Learn how to use this adjective with pictures, pronunciation and usage notes from OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com.

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   A harrowing experience typically unfolds over a period of time. For example, if you bump into a shark while swimming, that’s merely scary. If the shark attacks you, then it becomes a harrowing ordeal.

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