wrackingly

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adverb

Of crying, with strong physically noticeable sobs.

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Meanings

adverbwrackingly (comparative more wrackingly, superlative most wrackingly)

comparative more wrackingly · superlative most wrackingly

  1. Of crying, with strong physically noticeable sobs.

    She buried her face in his shoulder and sobbed against him, wrackingly, her fingernails digging hard into his back.

    1970, Larry Niven, Ringworld, page 121
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APA

wrackingly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrackingly

MLA

“wrackingly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrackingly. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wrackingly,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrackingly.

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