wrenching

Questions about wrenching

What does wrenching mean?

wrenching means "causing great physical or mental suffering".

How many syllables are in wrenching?

wrenching has 2 syllables: wren-ching. The stress falls on "wren". In IPA it is /ˈɹɛntʃɪŋ/.

What is another word for wrenching?

Close synonyms include racking. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is wrenching a common word?

wrenching is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.