adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
excruciating (= very severe )
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The pain in my eye was excruciating.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
pain
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After rolling on the sand in excruciating pain until stars lit up the sky, he relieved himself for a good half-hour.
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An excruciating pain in her head and stabbing agony in one ankle.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The ambassador opened the gift in front of all his guests - and the box was empty! It was the most excruciating moment of my life.
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The pain in my knee was excruciating .
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There followed an excruciating silence that lasted for at least a minute.
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Witnesses described the brutal attack in excruciating detail.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After rolling on the sand in excruciating pain until stars lit up the sky, he relieved himself for a good half-hour.
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Because a screenplay has to specify everything in excruciating detail, it is almost as tedious to read as to write.
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Councils charged with caring for the public interest start to panic at the thought of this oversized weed with its excruciating sap.
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From David's point of view the yuletide festival was excruciating .
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Searing, excruciating agony ripped through his hand and up his arm until it seemed to engulf his entire body.
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She groaned, suffering all over again the excruciating embarrassment of those moments.
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The next few years were marked by excruciating poverty.
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Their crews are prostrate in the shade, trying to escape the excruciating , oven heat.