racking

• Describe algo que causa un dolor físico o emocional muy intenso, sufrimiento o tensión extrema, a menudo de forma agotadora o desgarradora.

Describes something that causes great physical or mental pain, distress, or strain.

1. Causing intense pain or distressB2formal

   Describing something that causes severe physical or mental suffering.

   atroz, torturante

   • He felt a racking pain in his back after the accident.
   • The racking guilt kept her awake all night.
   • She let out a racking sob as she heard the news.

   Sinónimosagonizingdistressingexcruciatinggrievousharrowingpainfultorturous

   Antónimoscomfortingeasingpleasantsoothing

• Verbo que se usa para indicar una acción que causa dolor físico o mental, estrés o tensión, así como para colocar o instalar algo sobre un soporte o estante.

A verb used to indicate the act of causing physical or mental pain, stress, or strain, or to arrange or place something on a rack.

1. Cause pain or sufferingB2formal

   To cause someone to experience great physical or mental pain.

   Atormentar

   • The disease racked his body with pain.
   • She was racked with guilt after the argument.
   • The country was racked by civil war for years.

   Sinónimosafflictagonizeexcruciateharrowplaguetormenttorturewring

2. Place on a rackB1formal

   To place something on a rack for storage, display, or processing.

   colocar en una rejilla

   • He racked the bottles of wine in the cellar.
   • The librarian racked the books on the shelves.
   • She racked the dishes to dry after washing them.

3. Think hardB2informal

   To strain or exert one's mind in an effort to think of something.

   Devano (la mente)

   • I racked my brain trying to remember her name.
   • He racked his memory for the answer to the question.
   • She racked her mind for a solution to the problem.

   Sinónimosbeatcudgelpuzzlestraintax

Variantes phrasalrack up