Synonyms for straining
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Noun
1. Twisting
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
The act by which one strains. (muscles, etc)
Related words
- Phrases
- straining beam straining piece
Forms
- Plural
- strainings → twistings, distortions, tortures, overrefinements…
Example sentences
- torture His lecture on chemistry was nothing but torture.
- twisting Ziri started twisting and shaking the doorknob.
- tension There was a lot of tension between Layla and Sami.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| straining | rising | |
| torture | rising | |
| twisting | rising | |
| overrefinement | falling | |
| tension | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- torture2, tension2
- 8 letters
- twisting2
- 9 letters
- screening2
- 10 letters
- distortion3, filtration3
- 11 letters
- percolation
- 14 letters
- overrefinement
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (torture2 = 2 syllables).