Definition of 'agonising'
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agonising in British
(ˈæɡəˌnaɪzɪŋ)adjective
British a variant spelling of agonizing
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I said to Lyle when I was still agonising about the decision, but Lyle stunned me by replying: `Why not? ABSOLUTE TRUTHS (2002)All those things would work themselves out as long as I kept going and pushed aside the agonising questions that kept attacking me. LOSING IT (2002)The bureaucratic and diplomatic cogs ground forward with agonising slowness. SPIX'S MACAW: THE RACE TO SAVE THE WORLD'S RAREST BIRD (2002)
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