Word Of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by Heena Rathore P. (me), it’s a fun way to improve one’s vocabulary by learning new words every week. 
If you want to participate then simply do a post with your WORD and leave the link to your post as a comment on one of my WOW post.
Here’s this week’s WOW:
Word:
Harrow
PART OF SPEECH:
harrow: noun harrowed: noun harrow: verb [with adj.] harrowing: gerund or present participle harrowing: adjective
PRONUNCIATION:
har·row
MEANING:
noun: an implement consisting of a heavy frame set with teeth or tines which is dragged over ploughed land to break up clods, remove weeds, and cover seed.
verb [with adj.]:
- draw a harrow over (land).
- cause distress to.
SYNONYMS:
distress, trouble, afflict, grieve, torment, torture, crucify, rack, sear, pain, wound, mortify, cause agony to, cause suffering to.
Antonyms:
calm, comfort, heartening.
Word Origin:
USE IN SENTENCE:
Todd could take it, whereas I’m harrowed by it. They ploughed and harrowed the heavy clay. A harrowing film about racism and violence.
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22 responses to “Word Of The Week (WOW #15)”
Nice word Heena.
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Thanks Tony! 🙂
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I like the word. It has a lyrical quality about it. Thanks, Heena!
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Yea, it does sound lyrical… I hope one of my words will make it to a song of your’s 🙂
You’re welcome, and thanks for reading 🙂
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I would love that, Heena!
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😀
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A good word, Heena. I’ve used it to mean distress/ distressing but have had no reason as yet to decribe farmers harrowing their fields. I see them doing it in the farmland around our village quite often though.
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Thanks Millie! And here I knew about that harrow and not the ‘distress” one… heheh! Funny thing, words!
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Ah … I often have harrowing days – at least I did, when all the children were still at home. But, somehow, I didn’t mind being harrowed at all. Haha. Things are just too peaceful around here now. 🙂
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HEhehe! I can understand how enough peaceful days can make a person want a bit of a change… ahem… even if that change means a bit of harrow ! 🙂
I’m writing a poem these days and I’ve used this word in it… I guess this is the first time I’m consciously using my WOW word 😀 It’s starting to pay off!!!
I hope you’re having a brilliant start to this amazing week 🙂
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I know I’ve said it before Heena, but I really like these Friday ‘new word’ posts. I had never heard of a harrow before. And how about that, it can be used as a noun, adjective and verb (have I left any grammar thing out? 🙂 ).
Have a great weekend.
🙂
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Awww… Thank you so much Staci! You’ve made my day 🙂
Heheh… even I was amazed that ‘harrow’ can be used as noun, vern and adj.) English words are really amazing!
You too have a great and a joyous weekend! ❤
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Nice one!
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Thanks 🙂
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Bbig thanks Heena Rathore P…..💗💗💗
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You’re welcome 🙂
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Hi Heena. I posted my WOW today, although I see the pingback already here. Anyway, here’s the link:
https://milliethom.wordpress.com/2015/04/20/word-of-the-week-wow-9/
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Thanks Millie! Will check it out soon 🙂
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Nice word, didn’t know it 🙂
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