When We Use Excruciating?

If you describe something as excruciating, you are emphasizing that it is extremely painful, either physically or emotionally. I was in excruciating pain and one leg wouldn't move.

How do you use excruciating?

Excruciating sentence example
  1. She was weak and the pain was excruciating , but she was determined to go home. ...
  2. Drowsiness was irresistibly mastering him, but he kept awake by an excruciating pain in his arm, for which he could find no satisfactory position.

How do you use excruciating in a sentence?

He had such excruciating pain that he had to lie quite still in his bed. You have not had the excruciating, or exquisite, pleasure of sitting here throughout this fascinating and ingenious debate. On that occasion we all had the excruciating experience of gathering our trays and waiting interminably in queues.

Marcus Vance

Marcus Vance

Cybersecurity & Digital Privacy Researcher

Marcus Vance is a cybersecurity auditor and technology writer dedicated to educating the public about online safety, data privacy regulations, enterprise security, and emerging cyber threats.