All 4 Uses of
harrowing
in
Dracula
- Van Helsing ordered the former arrangement to be adhered to, explaining that, as Lord Godalming was coming very soon, it would be less harrowing to his feelings to see all that was left of his fiancee quite alone.
p. 179.5harrowing = unsettling
- I was a little inclined to take his seriousness lightly, for, after all, four days of rest and freedom from burning, harrowing, anxiety does help to restore one's spirits, but when I saw his face, it sobered me.
p. 203.7harrowing = frightening
- Then we cut off the head and filled the mouth with garlic. ... Before we moved away Van Helsing said, "Now, my friends, one step of our work is done, one the most harrowing to ourselves."
p. 232.4harrowing = frightening or unsettling
- These occasions are becoming harrowing times for us all. For each sunrise and sunset opens up some new danger,
p. 349.8 *harrowing = frightening