Straining - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈstreɪnɪŋ|
Brit.
|ˈstreɪnɪŋ|
noun
- an intense or violent exertion (syn: strain)
- the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean (syn: distortion, torture, twisting)
- the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean (syn: distortion, torture, twisting)
adjective
- taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance (syn: arduous, strenuous)
his final, straining burst of speed
Extra examples
The straining of Botticelli to express the ineffable.
...this affluence of new students is straining an already crowded school system...
The dog saw a cat and was straining at its leash trying to get at it.
She was straining to keep her head above the water.
Bill choked and gasped, straining for air.
He was straining every nerve to impress the judges.
There are 30,000 troops in the area, all straining at the leash.
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