ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. The act by which one strains. (muscles, etc)
  2. 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

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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