harrowing Definition
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harrow
noun
- 1. A heavy metal framed farm implement with spikes or teeth, used to break up clods of soil and cover seed.
- 1. To pull a harrow over (land).
2. To distress greatly; to vex.
- Thesaurus: torment, torture, vex, harass, perturb, daunt, dismay, distress; Antonym: assuage, hearten.
- Form: be harrowing (usually)
noun
adj
- Acutely distressing.
- Thesaurus: frightening, terrifying, traumatic, wrenching, alarming, heart-rending, nerve-racking, trying; Antonym: calming, reassuring.
adverb
