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Textual thesaurus for "straining"

(adj) arduous, strenuous

taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance

his final, straining burst of speed; a strenuous task; your willingness after these six arduous days to remain here- F.D.Roosevelt


(noun) strain

an intense or violent exertion


(noun) twisting, torture, distortion, overrefinement

the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean