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harrowing
Verb
  • present participle of harrow
Adjective
  • Causing pain or distress.
Noun
  • The process of breaking up earth with a harrow.
  • Suffering, torment, especially that of Christ in his descent to Hell.
harrow
Noun
  • A device consisting of a heavy framework having several disks or teeth in a row, which is dragged across ploughed land to smooth or break up the soil, to remove weeds or cover seeds; a harrow plow.
  • An obstacle formed by turning an ordinary harrow upside down, the frame being buried. military
Verb
  • To drag a harrow over; to break up with a harrow.
  • To traumatize or disturb; to frighten or torment.
  • To break or tear, as with a harrow; to wound; to lacerate; to torment or distress; to vex.
Interjection
  • A call for help, or of distress, alarm etc. obsolete