wrench
verb (used with object)
to twist suddenly and forcibly; pull, jerk, or force by a violent twist.
are wrenching
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present progressiveof wrench.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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When the animal disappears for many days, Raven’s frantic distress, her imaginings of Fox “dead, caged, or manacled,” her bargaining with God for his return, are wrenching.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 6, 2021
Miniature bridge aside, the emotions you both bring to the scene are wrenching.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 22, 2021
The scenes between Williams and Woods are wrenching.
From Salon ● Dec. 27, 2019
But both are ultimately unable to get beyond the initial assumption that their dystopias are wrenching because of exactly who’s suffering.
From The Verge ● Jun. 15, 2017
They are crowding me down; they are wrenching my business from my hands!
From With the Procession by Henry Blake Fuller
