agonize

agonize
1. intransitive verb
(struggle) ringen

agonize over something — sich (Dat.) den Kopf über etwas (Akk.) zermartern

2. transitive verb

an agonized scream — ein qualerfüllter Schrei

an agonizing wait — (fig.) eine qualvolle Wartezeit

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ago·nize
[ˈægənaɪz]
I. vt
to \agonize sb jdn quälen
II. vi
1. (suffer) sich akk [ab]quälen
2. (consider anxiously) hin- und herüberlegen
to \agonize about [or over] sth sich dat über etw akk den Kopf zermartern
she \agonized for days about whether she should take the job sie rang tagelang mit sich, ob sie die Stelle annehmen sollte
* * *
['gənaɪz]
vi
sich (dat) den Kopf zermartern (over über +acc)

after weeks of agonizing he finally made a decision — nach wochenlangem Ringen traf er endlich eine Entscheidung

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agonize [ˈæɡənaız]
A v/t quälen:
an agonized cry ein gequälter Schrei
B v/i
1. unerträgliche Schmerzen haben
2. Seelenqualen ausstehen
3. sich (ab)quälen, verzweifelt ringen (beide:
over mit einer Entscheidung etc)
* * *
1. intransitive verb
(struggle) ringen

agonize over something — sich (Dat.) den Kopf über etwas (Akk.) zermartern

2. transitive verb

an agonized scream — ein qualerfüllter Schrei

an agonizing wait — (fig.) eine qualvolle Wartezeit

* * *
(US) v.
quälen v.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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