- present participle of wrench.
wrenching
Example Sentences
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Because of ongoing health issues, Mike Leigh has said that this warm and wrenching drama will be his last movie.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Then it was Suzann Pettersen's gut wrenching and ultimately successful putt on the final green at the Scottish course that decided the outcome.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2026
Mr. Rasmussen is especially good at showing how wrenching this change was.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
From that point in the novel to its wrenching end, June searches for her baby with the passionate abandon of a first-time mother and the aching hunger of every mother separated from her child.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2026
He pulled me across his lap, wrenching my hands free of the wheel, and suddenly he was in the driver’s seat.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
