harrow
To drag a harrow overTo drag a harrow over; to break up with a harrow.
» It was a harrowing experience.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To drag a harrow over; to break up with a harrow.
eggen
борони́тьboronítʹ
боронува́тиboronuváty
draw a harrow over (land)
(transitive)To traumatize or disturb; to torment, distress or vex.
(transitive)To break or tear, as if with a harrow; to wound; to lacerate.
peinigen, quälen
трево́житьtrevóžitʹ, терза́тьterzátʹ
Examples
6 sentencesIt was a harrowing experience.
Tom made a harrowing escape.
The horses are pulling the harrow.
It was the most harrowing experience of my life.
ruЭто был самый мучительный опыт в моей жизни.
The movie is a harrowing depiction of life in an urban slum.
ruФильм рисует душераздирающую картину жизни в городских трущобах.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English harwe, harow, from Old English *hearwa (perhaps ultimately cognate witFrom Middle English harwe, harow, from Old English *hearwa (perhaps ultimately cognate with harvest), or from Old Norse harfr/herfi; compare Danish harve (“harrow”), Dutch hark (“rake”). Akin to Latin carpere. According to the OED, the verb senses are partly derived from the noun sense, partly from a by-form of the verb harry, itself from Old English hergian.
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Forms
harrows, harrowing, harrowed, harrowedSynonyms
52 synonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle