adjective
definition
Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing
definition
Exceedingly intense; extreme
Examples of excruciating in a Sentence
She was weak and the pain was excruciating, but she was determined to go home.
Drowsiness was irresistibly mastering him, but he kept awake by an excruciating pain in his arm, for which he could find no satisfactory position.
While the fools looked for my car nearby, I, in spite of excruciating pain, managed to escape their feeble efforts to find me.
Walking tomorrow would be excruciating.
She tried to stand, but the pain was excruciating.
The level of throat pain varies from uncomfortable to excruciating, when it is painful for the patient to eat, breathe, swallow, or speak.
But in summer, leather can be excruciating.
I have been regaled with numerous accounts of the excruciating pain of passing stones.
Over the most excruciating torture of body the brave soul may rise triumphant.
Stingray venom produces immediate, excruciating pain that lasts several hours.
There, a man by the name of Roy Raymond decided that he had had it with trying to purchase lingerie at women's department stores; the embarrassment was excruciating, and the sales help, paltry.
Unfortunately, the commute to work every day was still excruciating.
It can vary from mild discomfort to excruciating agony.
Let the music wash over you, reflect, relax, pray, etc. Sung evensong in many small parish churches is often excruciating.
And in the final scenes, the dramatic tension becomes excruciating.
Excruciating detail of priestly vestment, description of temple architecture, chapters on ritual - forget it.
For some people, a breakup can be so excruciating that they just can't seem to function on a day to day basis.
Listening to him eulogize over a player he couldn't have cared less about a week ago was absolutely excruciating.
Marx's delivery is honest and unaffected, making heavy use of letters and e-mails that he reads in sometimes excruciating detail.
Mr Rusch has produced a well written, well researched story, with almost excruciating detail.
This ceremony is excruciating, and marks the beginning of real training.
As she scrutinizes the menu, it becomes so excruciating to choose between her favorites that we negotiate a deal to split everything.
This can be excruciating for an extremely introverted youth.
Narcotics are needed in most cases to reduce the excruciating pain that occurs as sensation returns during rewarming.
If the pain isn't too excruciating for you, blossom the tattoo out from there, and create a collage that symbolizes your existence in more than one way.
A screaming child may not be misbehaving - rather, they may be experiencing the fabric of their shirt or the sounds in their environment as excruciating pain.
If you have skinny calves, it can be an excruciating task to wander from store to store, never knowing if you'll find that perfect pair of sexy boots.