agonizing

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈægənaɪzɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(agə nī′zing)

From the verb agonize: (⇒ conjugate)
agonizing is: Click the infinitive to see all available inflections
v pres p (US & UK)
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
agonizing,
also UK: agonising
adj
(very painful) (dolor)atroz adj
 A dislocated shoulder can be agonizing.
 Un hombro dislocado puede ser atroz.
agonizing,
also UK: agonising
adj
(distressing)atormentador adj
  angustioso/a adj
 It is agonizing to see people starving in news reports.
 Es atormentador ver a la gente muriendo de hambre en las noticias.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
agonize,
also UK: agonise
vi
(struggle to decide)atormentarse v prnl
  desesperarse v prnl
  angustiarse v prnl
  (figurado)agonizar vi
 Paul agonized for days before handing in his resignation.
agonize over [sth],
agonize about [sth],
also UK: agonise over [sth],
agonise about [sth]
vi + prep
(struggle with decision) (figurado, coloquial)dar vueltas a loc verb
  costar decidirse loc verb
 I was very unsure about whether or not to give up my job and I agonised over the decision for weeks.
 No estaba seguro si dejar o no mi empleo y le di vueltas a la solución durante semanas.
  dar vueltas sobre loc verb
agonize over doing [sth],
also UK: agonise over doing [sth]
v expr
(struggle with decision) (figurado, coloquial)dar vueltas loc verb
 The tickets were expensive, so I agonized over going on the trip for months.
 Los boletos eran caros así que di vueltas sobre si ir o no al viaje durante meses.
agonize [sb],
also UK: agonise [sb]
vtr
(cause to be anguished)angustiar a vtr + prep
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
agonizing | agonize
InglésEspañol
agonizing pain,
also UK: agonising pain
n
(extreme physical discomfort)dolor agónico nm + adj
  dolor insoportable nm + adj
 The agonizing pain of the injury caused her to scream uncontrollably.
 El dolor agónico que le producía la herida la hacía gritar de forma descontrolada.
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