Dread and Racking

Dread

Dread adjective - Causing fear.

Racking and dread are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Racking" instead an adjective "Dread".

Nearby Words: dreadful, dreadfully, dreaded, dreading, dreader

Racking

Racking adjective - Intensely or unbearably painful.
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Synonyms for Racking

Dread and racking are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dread" instead an adjective "Racking".

Nearby Words: rack, racked

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  • The Hobbits wonder why the horses of the Ringwraiths don't exhibit the nerve-racking dread that all other living things that encounter them do.
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