STRAINING
Scrabble letter values: S1T1R1A1I1N1I1N1G2 = 10
Definition
- adjective taxing to the utmost. — synonyms: arduous, strenuous
- noun an intense or violent exertion. — synonyms: strain
- noun the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean. — synonyms: distortion, overrefinement, torture, twisting
Examples
- “testing powers of endurance”
- “his final, straining burst of speed”
- “a strenuous task”