Rack \Rack\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Racked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Racking}.] [See {Rack} that which stretches, or {Rock}, v.] To amble fast, causing a rocking or swaying motion of the body; to pace; -- said of a horse. --Fuller. Racking \Rack"ing\, n. (Naut.) Spun yarn used in racking ropes.
racking adj : causing great physical or mental suffering; "a wrenching pain" [syn: {wrenching}]