'Harrowing' definitions:
Definition of 'harrowing'
From: WordNet
adjective
Extremely painful [syn: agonizing, agonising, excruciating, harrowing, torturing, torturous, torturesome]
Definition of 'Harrowing'
From: GCIDE
- Harrow \Har"row\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Harrowed (h[a^]r"r[-o]d); p. pr. & vb. n. Harrowing.] [OE. harowen, harwen; cf. Dan. harve. See Harrow, n.]
- 1. To draw a harrow over, as for the purpose of breaking clods and leveling the surface, or for covering seed; as, to harrow land. [1913 Webster]
- Will he harrow the valleys after thee? --Job xxxix. 10. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To break or tear, as with a harrow; to wound; to lacerate; to torment or distress; to vex. [1913 Webster]
- My aged muscles harrowed up with whips. --Rowe. [1913 Webster]
- I could a tale unfold, whose lightest word Would harrow up thy soul. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'harrowing'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acute,
- afflictive,
- agonizing,
- alarming,
- atrocious,
- biting,
- chilling,
- consuming,
- cramping,
- cruel,
- daunting,
- desolating,
- disconcerting,
- dismaying,
- disquieting,
- distressing,
- disturbing,
- excruciating,
- frightening,
- gnawing,
- grave,
- griping,
- hard,
- harsh,
- heartbreaking,
- heartrending,
- heartsickening,
- heartwounding,
- horrible,
- horrifying,
- hurtful,
- hurting,
- nerve-racking,
- painful,
- paroxysmal,
- piercing,
- poignant,
- pungent,
- racking,
- rending,
- severe,
- sharp,
- shooting,
- spasmatic,
- spasmic,
- spasmodic,
- stabbing,
- stinging,
- tearing,
- terrifying,
- tormenting,
- torturing,
- torturous,
- traumatic,
- upsetting,
- vexing,
- worrisome,
- worrying