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gut-wrenching

[ guht-ren-ching ]

/ ˈgʌtˌrɛn tʃɪŋ /

adjective

involving great distress or anguish; agonizing: a gut-wrenching decision.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH gut-wrenching

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Words nearby gut-wrenching

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Example sentences from the Web for gut-wrenching

Some are heartfelt— gut-wrenching homilies harkening to the days of American freedom.

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Here are the most gut-wrenching scenes ever shown on the series.

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For Kentucky fans dreading a gut-wrenching defeat, suddenly the impossible was possible!

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When Clapper spoke publicly at first about the Snowden disclosures he described the feeling as “literally gut-wrenching.”

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“It was a gut-wrenching story when I went through his file,” Fox said.

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British Dictionary definitions for gut-wrenching

gut-wrenching

adjective

informal causing great distress or suffering gut-wrenching scenes