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[ adjective ] causing or marked by grief or anguish

Synonyms

heartrending grievous

Examples

"a grievous loss" "a grievous cry" "her sigh was heartbreaking" "the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter"

Related terms

sorrowful

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Rhymes with

groundbreaking breaking braking baking aching muckraking undertaking breathtaking overtaking taking painstaking handshaking retaking wrecking forsaking staking earthshaking mistaking tracking trucking wracking papermaking reeking wreaking waking racking making homemaking moneymaking shaking dressmaking lawmaking remaking striking stroking balking booking backing hardworking quaking king qing shirking jerking blocking creaking risking corking croaking cracking ticking talking tacking ranking banking kicking cooking lovemaking working lurking carjacking drinking shrinking debunking stocking sticking stalking parking woodworking shrieking nitpicking meatpacking attacking metalworking marking forking unthinking stinking interlocking packing docking ducking poking picking thanking thinking shocking joking choking squeaking blinking rollicking provoking asking soaking mocking walking licking liking locking knocking lacking leaking looking sacking seeking sucking viking fucking whacking hijacking hooking hawking speaking sleepwalking cornhusking bloodsucking overlooking smoking sneaking masking smacking spanking nanking sinking hulking whacking winking ransacking clanking planking peking chongqing

Phonetic and Homophones

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Similar Spelling

heartbreak heartburning heartbroken heretofore

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