straining — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

1. The act by which one strains. (muscles, etc)

   Esempi

   sundry violent gaspings and strainings

2. filtering, the process of passing something through a strainer.

   Esempi

   Altri esempi (1)

   Then after that process which Culverwel describes as so many strainings, refinings, and clarifyings, the mind is prepared for a true insight into the real nature of the world by way of intuition.

Aggettivo

1. taxing to the utmost; testing powers of endurance

   Sinonimi

   arduousstrenuous

   Esempi

   his final, straining burst of speed

   a strenuous task

Sostantivo

1. an intense or violent exertion

   Sinonimi

   strain

   Termini più generali

   effortelbow greaseexertiontravailsweat

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

   Sinonimi

   distortionoverrefinementtorturetwisting

   Termini più generali

   falsificationmisrepresentation