wrenching

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/ˈɹɛnt͡ʃɪŋ/

noun

The act by which something is wrenched.

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rackingpainful
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of wrench
nounwrenching (plural wrenchings)

plural wrenchings

  1. The act by which something is wrenched.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivecausing great physical or mental suffering

Similar
rackingpainful
Also see
racking

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with wrenching

quenchingbenching
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Cite this entry
APA

wrenching. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrenching

MLA

“wrenching.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrenching. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wrenching,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wrenching.

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