harrowing

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈhæɹəʊiŋ/

Verb

1. present participle of harrow#English|harrow

Adjective

harrowing

1. Causing pain or distress.
   • 2006, Paul Chadwick, Concrete: Killer Smile, Dark Horse Books, cover text

     Harrowing journeys down the dark roads of anger, violence, and madness

Translations

• French: navrant, éprouvant
• German: erschütternd, grauenhaft, grauenvoll, quälend
• Italian: straziante
• Portuguese: perturbador
• Russian: го́рестный
• Spanish: angustioso

Noun

harrowing (plural harrowings)

1. The process of breaking up earth with a harrow.

   The field received two harrowings.

2. Suffering, torment.
3. Christ's triumphal descent into Hell.

Translations

• German: Eggen
• Italian: erpicatura
• Spanish: escarificación

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