anguish
noun
excruciating or acute distress, suffering, or pain.
are anguishing
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present progressiveof anguish.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The final moments between Heusinger's Max and Hofheimer's Horst are anguishing in their restraint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2015
“The organizers are anguishing at this moment to see how long it will take me to place my first verb,” he quipped.
From Washington Post
