anguish
noun
excruciating or acute distress, suffering, or pain.
is anguishing
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present progressiveof anguish (3rd person singular).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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Every sequence is anguishing, relentlessly focused on the ordeal of a benumbed young widow guiding her children through the protocol of official grief.
From Time Magazine Archive
