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- 1. extremely sad or distressing: "this heart-wrenching drama revisits the early days of the crisis"
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adjective. us / ˈren·tʃɪŋ / wrenching adjective (TWIST) Add to word list. extremely stressful: It was the most wrenching decision of the President’s life. (Definition of wrenching from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of wrenching? Translations of wrenching. in Chinese (Traditional)
1. : to twist violently. 2. : to injure or disable by a violent twisting or straining. wrenched her back. 3. : change. especially : distort, pervert. 4. a. : to pull or tighten by violent twisting or with violence. b. : to snatch forcibly : wrest. 5. : to cause to suffer mental anguish : rack entry 2. wrenchingly. ˈren-chiŋ-lē.
a. To move, extract, or force free by twisting, turning, or pulling forcibly: wrenched the nail out of the board. b. To free (oneself or a body part) by twisting, turning, or pulling: wrenched his arm from the thug's grasp. 3. To upset the feelings or emotions of; distress: Grief wrenched her heart. 4.
to pull and twist something suddenly or violently away from its position: The photographer tripped over the cord, wrenching a microphone from its stand. The phone had been wrenched from/off the wall. The ball was wrenched out of his grasp by another player. His hands were tied but he managed to wrench himself free.
Definitions of wrenching. adjective. causing great physical or mental suffering. “a wrenching pain”. synonyms: racking. painful. causing physical or psychological pain.
an injury caused by a twist or jerk, as to the back, a joint, etc. 3. a sudden feeling of grief, anguish, etc., as at parting with someone. 4. any of a number of tools used for holding and turning nuts, bolts, pipes, etc. 5. a false or strained interpretation of an original meaning. verb transitive. 6.
noun. a wrenching movement; a sudden, violent twist: With a quick wrench, she freed herself. a painful, straining twist, as of the ankle or wrist. a sharp, distressing strain, as to the feelings. a twisting or distortion, as of meaning.
