Dictionary Check: straining

"straining" is a valid word!

Scrabble 10 points
Words with Friends 13 points

Definition

adjective

taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance

Example: "his final, straining burst of speed"
Synonyms:
noun

an intense or violent exertion

Synonyms:
noun

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

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