Translation of wracking into German
Adjective
1.
painful
- The wracking pain in his leg was unbearable.Der qualvolle Schmerz in seinem Bein war unerträglich.
2.
distressing
- The wracking guilt kept her awake all night.Die quälende Schuld hielt sie die ganze Nacht wach.
Expressions with wracking: examples in English and translations in German
nervenaufreibend
Waiting for the test results was nerve-wracking..
Synonyms and analogies of wracking in English
Examples of wracking in a sentence
Her wracking sobs echoed through the empty room. The wracking pain was unbearable. His wracking sobs echoed in the room.
Verb
tr.
1.
pain
- The news of the accident wracked him with guilt..Die Nachricht von dem Unfall quälte ihn mit Schuldgefühlen
2.
destruction
- The storm will wrack the coastal town.Der Sturm wird die Küstenstadt verwüsten.
3.
shipwreck
- The rocks will wrack the old ship.Die Felsen werden das alte Schiff zerstören.
Noun
1.
2.
botany
- We collected wrack for the garden.Wir sammelten Blasentang für den Garten.
Expressions with wrack: examples in English and translations in German
sich den Kopf zerbrechen
grübeln
He wracked his brain for a solution to the problem..
sich den Kopf zerbrechen
grübeln
He wracked his brains for a solution to the problem.
Seetang
Meeresalgen
After the storm, the beach was covered with sea wrack..
Verfall
schlechter Zustand
The abandoned factory was in a state of wrack and ruin.
Translations of "wracking" in Context ordered by category and frequency
zermartert
Despite wracking my brains, I couldn't remember her name.
Obwohl ich mir das Hirn zermartert habe, konnte ich mich nicht an ihren Namen erinnern.
Look, I've been wracking my brain about how I can best help you.
Ich habe mir mein Hirn zermartert, wie ich dir am besten helfen kann.
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