Straining
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Straining is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of strain.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of strain.
More Meanings
- The act by which one strains. (muscles, etc)
- filtering, the process of passing something through a strainer.
Example Sentences
sundry violent gaspings and strainings
Then after that process which Culverwel describes as so many strainings, refinings, and clarifyings, the mind is prepared for a true insight into the real nature of the world by way of intuition.
Word Forms
- strainings
Synonyms for straining
Depending on context, synonyms include arduous, strain, effortful, stress, strenuous, torture.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include stress, arduous, effortful, strenuous, distortion, torture.
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