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adj. - Causing great physical or mental suffering.

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  • Janis Ian risks a midnight soul-racking from the King of Dreams for that.
  • The swell of water spouted up and drained down, spewing from him in racking spasms.
  • LSU used seven running backs in racking up 184 yards rushing, led by Broussard's 67 yards on five carries.
  • Indeed, Scalia even seems to be paralleling Douglas in racking up (false) accusations of ethical violations.
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