ex·cru·ci·at·ing

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• ex|cru´ci|at´ing|ly — ex|cru|ci|at|ing «ehk SKROO shee AY tihng», adjective. 1. causing great suffering; very painful; torturing: »“While you were away, I strained my back again, reaching for a hatbox,” she said. “The pain is excruciating” (New Yorker). SYNONYM(S):… …   Useful english dictionary

• ex|cru|ci|at|ing — «ehk SKROO shee AY tihng», adjective. 1. causing great suffering; very painful; torturing: »“While you were away, I strained my back again, reaching for a hatbox,” she said. “The pain is excruciating” (New Yorker). SYNONYM(S): agonizing,… …   Useful english dictionary

• cru — an·a·cru·sis; chlo·ro·cru·o·rin; co·me·cru·do; cru; cru·cet·house; cru·cial; cru·ci·al·i·ty; cru·cial·ly; cru·cian; cru·cia·nel·la; cru·cib·u·lum; cru·ci·fer; cru·cif·er·ae; cru·cif·er·ous; cru·ci·fi·er; cru·ci·fix; cru·ci·fix·ion; cru·ci·fy;… …   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

• cru´ci|fi´er — cru|ci|fy «KROO suh fy», transitive verb, fied, fy|ing. 1. to put to death by nailing or binding the hands and feet to a cross: »The Romans, Greeks, and some Oriental peoples crucified criminals. 2. Figurative. to treat severely; torture or… …   Useful english dictionary

• cru|ci|fy — «KROO suh fy», transitive verb, fied, fy|ing. 1. to put to death by nailing or binding the hands and feet to a cross: »The Romans, Greeks, and some Oriental peoples crucified criminals. 2. Figurative. to treat severely; torture or persecute: »The …   Useful english dictionary

• cru|sade — «kroo SAYD», noun, verb, sad|ed, sad|ing. –n. 1. Often, Crusade. any one of the Christian military expeditions between the years 1096 and 1291 to recover the Holy Land from the Muslims. 2. a) a war having a religious purpose and appro …   Useful english dictionary

• ex|cru|ci|ate — «ehk SKROO shee ayt», transitive verb, at|ed, at|ing. to cause great suffering to; pain very much; torture: »Figurative. Her presence used to excruciate Osborn (Thackeray). ╂[< Latin excruciāre (with English …   Useful english dictionary

• re|cru|desce — «REE kroo DEHS», intransitive verb, desced, desc|ing. to break out again; become active again. ╂[< Latin recrūdēscere become raw, grow worse < re again + crūdēscere become raw < crūdus raw] …   Useful english dictionary

• excruciatingly — ex·cru·ci·at·ing·ly …   English syllables