Both Uses of
harrowing
in
Frankenstein
- Strange and harrowing must be his story, frightful the storm which embraced the gallant vessel on its course and wrecked it—thus!†
Chpt Intr. *
- I was aware also that I should often lose all self-command, all capacity of hiding the harrowing sensations that would possess me during the progress of my unearthly occupation.†
Chpt 18
Definition:
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(harrowing as in: a harrowing story) frightening or unsettling