Wracking - English meaning
Wracking – definitions in English dictionary
verbCause extreme pain, anguish, or distress to.
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He was racked with guiltverbPlace in or on a rack.
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The shoes were racked neatly beneath the dressesverbMove by a rack and pinion.
verbRaise (rent) above a fair or normal amount.
nounAny of a number of coarse brown seaweeds which grow on the shoreline, frequently each kind forming a distinct band in relation to high- and low-water marks. many have air bladders for buoyancy.
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Saw wrack is the main seaweed used, taken fresh from the shore, washed in seawater and stored brief…
nounA wrecked ship; a shipwreck.
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This ancient chart of the "spanish wrack" as it is labeled, is owned by the present duke of argyll,…
adjectiveDifficult to do and causing a lot of worry or anxiety
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I had to go out and find a new job, which is always a nerve-racking experience.
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Word origin
Middle English: from Middle Dutch rec, Middle Low German rek ‘horizontal bar or shelf’, probably from recken ‘to stretch, reach’ (possibly the source of rack1 (sense 1 of the verb)).
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