agonize
verb (used without object)
to suffer extreme pain or anguish; be in agony.
has been agonizing
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present perfect progressiveof agonize (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Since then, Japan has been agonizing about what to do with the contaminated coolant water building up in the plant.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 7, 2023
The wait for confirmation has been agonizing for families from Mexico to Honduras.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 1, 2022
But for the Belts and legions of other working-class parents around the country, the uncertainty has been agonizing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 9, 2018
Lately, South Africa has been agonizing over images of Rhodes in particular.
From New York Times ● Nov. 3, 2016
The despondency has been agonizing, but the agony is sharp and rapid, and gives place to the wisdom of hope.
From The Love Letters of Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple, 1652-54 by Edward Abbott Parry
