Collocations for agony - noun
ADJ.
extreme, intense | absolute, pure, sheer | exquisite | mental, physical | death
The little creature squirmed in its death agonies.
The little creature squirmed in its death agonies.
VERB + AGONY
endure, go through, suffer
He endured agonies of loneliness and misery. | They went through agony in the search for their missing relatives.
He endured agonies of loneliness and misery. | They went through agony in the search for their missing relatives.
cause, inflict
She was causing David a great deal of agony.
She was causing David a great deal of agony.
prolong
Don''t prolong the agony - just tell me the result!
Don''t prolong the agony - just tell me the result!
groan in, scream in | be contorted in, writhe in
His face was contorted in agony as he tried to lift himself out of the chair.
His face was contorted in agony as he tried to lift himself out of the chair.
PREP.
in ~
The soldier died in agony.
The soldier died in agony.
in an ~ of
She mumbled an apology in an agony of embarrassment.
She mumbled an apology in an agony of embarrassment.
PHRASES
a groan/scream of agony