- present participle of wrench.
wrenching
Example Sentences
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Then it was Suzann Pettersen's gut wrenching and ultimately successful putt on the final green at the Scottish course that decided the outcome.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
“We’re going to go through a fairly wrenching time,” he said.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
That could be wrenching for a lot of retirees.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026
From that point in the novel to its wrenching end, June searches for her baby with the passionate abandon of a first-time mother and the aching hunger of every mother separated from her child.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
Heaving up again, wrenching away from the pain, she bent her writhing limbs beneath her and sprang backwards in a convulsive leap.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
