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harrowing

UK
/ˈhærəʊɪŋ/
US
/ˈhɛroʊɪŋ/

Translations

harrowingadjective
more harrowing
Comp.
most harrowing
Super.
UK
/ˈhærəʊɪŋ/
US
/ˈhɛroʊɪŋ/
éprouvantSe dit d’une expérience très pénible, angoissante ou traumatisante.
The survivors recounted their harrowing experiences during the storm.
Les survivants ont raconté leurs expériences éprouvantes pendant la tempête.
de hersageEmploi agricole, en parlant d’une opération liée à la herse.
The harrowing operation created a fine seedbed.
L’opération de hersage a créé un lit de semences fin.
Additional translations
traumatisantInsiste sur l’effet psychologique ou émotionnel.
Synonyms
distressing
traumatic
agonizing
painful
upsetting
tormenting
grievous
heartbreaking
Antonyms
comforting
pleasing
reassuring
harrowingnoun
harrowings
pl
UK
/ˈhær.əʊ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈhær.oʊ.ɪŋ/
hersageTerme agricole : action de travailler la terre avec une herse.
A thorough harrowing is essential before sowing the seeds.
Un hersage approfondi est essentiel avant de semer les graines.
épreuveAu sens d’expérience très pénible ou traumatisante.
For the survivors, the shipwreck was a harrowing they would never forget.
Pour les survivants, le naufrage fut une épreuve qu’ils n’oublieraient jamais.
Synonyms
ordeal
trial
trauma
affliction
tribulation
distress
suffering
misery
calamity
catastrophe
hardship
painful experience
harrowverb

harrowing

Gerund

harrowed
Past Simple
harrowed
Past Participle
harrowing
Gerund
UK
/ˈhærəʊ/
US
/ˈhæroʊ/
herserTerme agricole.
The farmer harrowed the field to prepare it for planting.
Le fermier a hersé le champ pour le préparer à la plantation.
bouleverserSens figuré, courant.
The tragic news harrowed her deeply, leaving her in tears.
La nouvelle tragique l'a profondément bouleversée, la laissant en larmes.
Additional translations
tourmenterSens figuré, plus littéraire.
Synonyms
cultivate
till
plow
break up
aerate

Definitions

harrowingadjective
Extremely distressing or disturbing.
The survivors recounted their harrowing experiences during the storm.
Of agricultural land or work: relating to or produced by the use of a harrow.
The harrowing operation created a fine seedbed.
harrowingnoun
The act or process of breaking up and smoothing out the surface of soil with a harrow.
A thorough harrowing is essential before sowing the seeds.
A deeply distressing or traumatic experience or ordeal.
For the survivors, the shipwreck was a harrowing they would never forget.
harrowverb
To draw a harrow over land to break up clods, remove weeds, and cover seed.
The farmer harrowed the field to prepare it for planting.
To cause distress to; to disturb or torment.
The tragic news harrowed her deeply, leaving her in tears.
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