HEARTRENDING
\hˈɑːtɹɛndɪŋ], \hˈɑːtɹɛndɪŋ], \h_ˈɑː_t_ɹ_ɛ_n_d_ɪ_ŋ]\
Definitions of HEARTRENDING
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causing or marked by grief or anguish; "a grievous loss"; "a grievous cry"; "her sigh was heartbreaking"; "the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter"
By Princeton University
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causing or marked by grief or anguish; "a grievous loss"; "a grievous cry"; "her sigh was heartbreaking"; "the heartrending words of Rabin's granddaughter"
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By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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