Racking and Rending

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Racking adjective - Intensely or unbearably painful.

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

Nearby Words: rack, racked

Rending adjective - Resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree.

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Racking and rending are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Racking" instead an adjective "Rending".

Nearby Words: render, rend, rendition

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