15
torturing(verb, adjective, painful, paining)
11
agonizing(verb, adjective, painful, paining)
10
aching(verb, adjective, painful, paining)
8
anguishing(verb, adjective, painful, paining)
8
cramping(verb, adjective, painful, paining)
8
racking(verb, adjective, paining)
8
smarting(verb, adjective, painful, paining)
8
stinging(verb, adjective, painful, paining)
8
throbbing(verb, adjective, painful, paining)
6
chafing(verb, adjective, painful, paining)
6
inflaming(verb, adjective, painful, paining)
6
irritating(verb, adjective, painful, paining)
6
tormenting(verb, adjective, painful, paining)
5
arduous(adjective, painful)
5
excruciating(adjective, painful)
5
grueling(adjective, painful)
5
harrowing(adjective, painful)
5
painful(adjective, painful)
5
paining(verb, paining)
5
twisting
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