Definitions for harrowing
har·row·ing

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1. agonizing, agonising, excruciating, harrowing, torturing, torturous, torturesomeadjective

   extremely painful

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1. harrowingadjective

   Causing pain or distress.

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1. harrowing

   In agriculture, a harrow is a farm implement used for surface tillage. It is used after ploughing for breaking up and smoothing out the surface of the soil. The purpose of harrowing is to break up clods and to provide a soil structure, called tilth, that is suitable for planting seeds. Coarser harrowing may also be used to remove weeds and to cover seed after sowing. Harrows differ from ploughs, which cut the upper 12 to 25 centimetre (5 to 10 in) layer of soil, and leave furrows, parallel trenches. Harrows differ from cultivators in that they disturb the whole surface of the soil, while a cultivator instead disturbs only narrow tracks between the crop rows to kill weeds. There are four general types of harrows: disc harrows, tine harrows (including spring-tooth harrows, drag harrows, and spike harrows), chain harrows, and chain-disk harrows. Harrows were originally drawn by draft animals, such as horses, mules, or oxen, or in some times and places by manual labourers. In modern practice they are almost always tractor-mounted implements, either trailed after the tractor by a drawbar or mounted on the three-point hitch. A modern development of the traditional harrow is the rotary power harrow, often just called a power harrow.

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1. harrowing

   Harrowing refers to an experience that is extremely distressing, upsetting, disturbing, or frightening. It typically involves emotional pain or difficulty, and can significantly impact a person's mental or emotional state. It often relates to situations which engender agony, tension, or trauma.

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1. Harrowing

   of Harrow

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of harrowing in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of harrowing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of harrowing in a Sentence

1. Prosecutor Kym Worthy:

   It is a gross understatement to say that this case is harrowing example of irresponsible pet ownership.

2. Gabriele Amorth:

   I witnessed a complete transformation of personality and a woman who had strength way beyond her physical capabilities at the age of 46 and she had a complete transformation of the way she spoke and sounded, i can't tell you I wasn't frightened. I was two feet away from them and it was harrowing, even though I knew what to expect because he (Amorth) had told me.

3. Aron Harper:

   The most harrowing moments were when we first arrived on scene, dealing with these forest fires growing on you, flames jumping fifty feet in the air, we were yelling at guys to get out of there because the thing was growing so fast. I’ve never seen a fire grow that fast in my life.

4. Larry Kramer:

   During the past two years, while my family faced a harrowing battle with cancer, they have been the truest of friends … In turn, we have sought to support them as they face their own crisis.

5. Stefan Worrall:

   In U.S. dollar terms, Japan is significantly underperforming versus the U.S. and some of that may have to do with the fact that it's the end of a financial year and the end of a financial quarter that has been particularly harrowing, so much money in Japan is institutional and for that reason institutional frames of mind prevail, which can cause things to slow down at certain times of year.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Harrowing
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrowing
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harrowing