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Meaning of 'lancinating' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Lancinating [ a.]
- Piercing; seeming to pierce or stab; as, lancinating pains (i.e., severe, darting pains).
2 . Lancinating [ p. pr. & vb. n.]
- of Lanciname

Meaning of 'lancinating' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . lancinating [ s]
Meaning (1):
- painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
Example in sentence:
  • a cutting wind;
  • a stabbing pain;
  • keen winds;
  • knifelike cold;
  • lancinating pain;
  • piercing cold;
  • piercing criticism;
  • piercing knifelike pains

Nearby Words:

lanarkite lanary lanate lanated lance lance fish lanced lancegay lancegaye lancelet

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