agonizing /ˈæɡ.ə.naɪ.zɪŋ/adjective 1noun 1forms 3 adjective1 •Causing physical or mental agony.It was an agonizing twenty-minute wait for the results. noun1 •The act of one who agonizes.I never breathed a word of my doubts and mental agonizings to my mother; I spoke to her only of my bodily sufferings; yet she knew it all, and I knew that she knew. — 1918 formsagonizings · more agonizing · most agonizing