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Synonyms of racking
(Entry 1 of 2)
intensely or unbearably painful
- a racking cough kept him awake all night
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racking
verbpresent participle of rack
Synonyms & Antonyms of racking (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to cause persistent suffering to
- the young man was racked with guilt over the lie he had told to his parents
- the country has been racked by years of civil war
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- aggravating,
- agitating,
- annoying,
- bothering,
- bugging,
- chafing,
- distressing,
- disturbing,
- exasperating,
- galling,
- getting,
- grating,
- griping,
- hagriding,
- harassing,
- harrying,
- irking,
- irritating,
- molesting,
- nettling,
- peeving,
- pestering,
- piquing,
- putting out,
- rasping,
- riling,
- vexing
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2
to injure by overuse, misuse, or pressure
- she racked her brain trying to remember where she'd put the money
- the sails of the boat were racked by the storm's winds
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