straining
3
4.2
- noun
- /ˈstreɪnɪŋ/
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- He was exhausted from the constant straining during the marathon, but he felt proud of his achievement.
- grunting and straining
- straining grunts
Examples
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Patrick stumbles back as his father's head and torso press out from the wall, stretched in straining effort.
Fiction book (2001) -
With much grunting and straining, Tom managed to raise the rock enough for Medicine Wolf to dig underneath.
Fiction book (1992) -
Lester finishes his last rep, straining, then puts the weights in their rack and sits up.
Fiction book (1999) -
HIGH ANGLE - ASH ascending, his teeth gritted, every muscle straining, he soars past CAMERA.
Fiction book (1992) -
Upon discharge, patients were instructed to refrain from heavy lifting, nose-blowing, exercising, straining, and airplane travel for one month.
Academic text (2005) -
She was no judge of how far they had traveled, but from the tightness of the bends and the straining of the car's engine, she knew they were fairly high up a steep mountain.
Fiction book (1992) -
The gardener felt a muscle strain in his back after straining to lift the heavy bag of soil.
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After hours of straining to finish the project on time, she finally submitted her work just before the deadline.
Synonyms
72
4.3
A quality or feeling that runs through something, like an idea in a speech
23
5.0
Strong physical or mental effort that makes you tired
1
6.5
Doing too much physical or mental work that causes harm
Antonyms
How Intense
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Straining comes from an old word meaning 'to pull tight', like a rope or string under pressure. So when you feel your muscles or body 'straining', it is like they are being pulled to the limit, which fits the modern sense of a strong, violent effort.