- ag|o|niz|ing
- ag|o|niz|ing «AG uh NY zihng», adjective.causing very great pain, suffering, anguish, or anxiety; tormenting: »
agonizing suspense.
–ag´o|niz´ing|ly, adverb.
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scru´ti|niz´ing|ly — scru|ti|nize «SKROO tuh nyz», transitive verb, nized, niz|ing. to examine closely; inspect carefully: »The jeweler scrutinized the diamond for flaws. But never before have so many citizens been scrutinized with suspicion (Scientific American).… … Useful english dictionary
ag´o|niz´ing|ly — ag|o|niz|ing «AG uh NY zihng», adjective. causing very great pain, suffering, anguish, or anxiety; tormenting: »agonizing suspense. –ag´o|niz´ing|ly, adverb … Useful english dictionary
niz — can·niz·za·ro; col·o·niz·er; cte·niz·i·dae; gal·va·niz·er; ge·lat·i·niz·er; har·mo·niz·able; har·mo·niz·er; ho·mog·e·niz·er; leib·niz·ian·ism; mech·a·niz·er; or·ga·niz·able; or·ga·niz·er; pep·to·niz·ation; pol·li·niz·er; qui·niz·a·rin;… … English syllables
ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables
scru´ti|niz´er — scru|ti|nize «SKROO tuh nyz», transitive verb, nized, niz|ing. to examine closely; inspect carefully: »The jeweler scrutinized the diamond for flaws. But never before have so many citizens been scrutinized with suspicion (Scientific American).… … Useful english dictionary
mech´a|niz´er — mech|a|nize «MEHK uh nyz», transitive verb, nized, niz|ing. 1. to do by machinery, rather than by hand: »Much housework can be mechanized. 2. to replace men or animals by machinery in (a business or other enterprise): »to mechanize a factory. 3.… … Useful english dictionary
mech´a|niz´a|ble — mech|a|nize «MEHK uh nyz», transitive verb, nized, niz|ing. 1. to do by machinery, rather than by hand: »Much housework can be mechanized. 2. to replace men or animals by machinery in (a business or other enterprise): »to mechanize a factory. 3.… … Useful english dictionary
ag´o|niz´er — ag|o|nize «AG uh nyz», verb, nized, niz|ing. –v.i. 1. to feel great anguish; suffer agony. 2. Figurative. to strive painfully; struggle: »to agonize over a problem. –v.t. to cause to suffer extreme pain; torture. ╂[< Late Latin agōnizāre <… … Useful english dictionary
an|tag´o|niz´er — an|tag|o|nize «an TAG uh nyz», verb, nized, niz|ing. –v.t. 1. to make an enemy of; arouse dislike in: »Her unkind remarks antagonized people who had been her friends. 2. to oppose actively. 3. to counteract or neutralize. –v.i. to act in… … Useful english dictionary
at´ti|tu´di|niz´er — at|ti|tu|di|nize «AT uh TOO duh nyz, TYOO », intransitive verb, nized, niz|ing. to assume attitudes; pose for effect: »Figurative. In every line that he wrote Cicero was attitudinizing for posterity (James Anthony Froude). –at´ti|tu´di|niz´er,… … Useful english dictionary
