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1 agonize
1. intransitive verb(struggle) ringen2. transitive verbagonize over something — sich (Dat.) den Kopf über etwas (Akk.) zermartern
an agonizing wait — (fig.) eine qualvolle Wartezeit
* * *ago·nize[ˈægənaɪz]I. vt▪ to \agonize sb jdn quälenII. vi2. (consider anxiously) hin- und herüberlegenshe \agonized for days about whether she should take the job sie rang tagelang mit sich, ob sie die Stelle annehmen sollte* * *['gənaɪz]visich (dat) den Kopf zermartern (over über +acc)after weeks of agonizing he finally made a decision — nach wochenlangem Ringen traf er endlich eine Entscheidung
* * *agonize [ˈæɡənaız]A v/t quälen:an agonized cry ein gequälter SchreiB v/i1. unerträgliche Schmerzen haben2. Seelenqualen ausstehenover mit einer Entscheidung etc)* * *1. intransitive verb(struggle) ringen2. transitive verbagonize over something — sich (Dat.) den Kopf über etwas (Akk.) zermartern
an agonizing wait — (fig.) eine qualvolle Wartezeit
* * *(US) v.quälen v.
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