Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- See agonize, agonizingly.
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- verb Alternative spelling of
agonize .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb suffer agony or anguish
- verb cause to agonize
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Examples
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Many United fans will say that losing home and away to Chelsea this term was the deciding factor but Ferguson refused to "agonise" over individual results and at the end told supporters from the pitch: "Next season we'll go again and hopefully bring the title to the best place in the world."
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But where was a agonise of Macbeth as good as his queen?
Archive 2009-11-01 admin 2009
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Songs similar to "At a Bottom" as good as "Gasoline" agonise similar to a beheaded snake, "Vices" wails similar to a wraith, as good as "Be Gone," well, it basically usually sounds similar to an Ugly Casanova B-side.
Archive 2009-12-01 admin 2009
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So the next basic query makes him pause and, briefly, agonise over the right answer.
Six Nations: Stuart Lancaster committed to England's long-term vision 2012
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Songs similar to "At a Bottom" as good as "Gasoline" agonise similar to a beheaded snake, "Vices" wails similar to a wraith, as good as "Be Gone," well, it basically usually sounds similar to an Ugly Casanova B-side.
The Best Albums Of 2009, In Bigger Than The Sound | Industry Fokery admin 2009
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He remembers when he would have reacted with correct agonise to this distressing news.
Archive 2009-11-01 admin 2009
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When I was updating this site regularly with blog posts, I would agonise over getting a post right, sometimes spending so long that the moment would evaporate.
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But where was a agonise of Macbeth as good as his queen?
Philadelphia Reflections: Shakspere Society of Philadelphia admin 2009
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But it does not make it any easier to watch them agonise over the wait in the meantime.
Six Nations 2012: Andy Robinson statistics fail to ease Scotland agony 2012
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He remembers when he would have reacted with correct agonise to this distressing news.
Philadelphia Reflections: Shakspere Society of Philadelphia admin 2009
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