lancinating
/ˈlɑːnsɪneɪtɪŋ/
lancinating is the present participle and gerund of lancinate.
Meaning of lancinate
Verb
lancinate (third-person singular simple present lancinates, present participle lancinating, simple past and past participle lancinated)
- To pierce or stab (as with a lance); to lance.
- Through a minuscule pinhole in that lead block, he could now direct tiny, controlled doses of a furiously potent beam of X-rays [...] to lancinate any cancer cell to death.2010, Siddhartha Mukherjee, The Emperor of All Maladies, Fourth Estate (2011), page 159
Adjective
lancinating (comparative more lancinating, superlative most lancinating)
- Sharp, stabbing or piercing.
- the rains of the equinox had so soaked the earth that the cold oozed up through the soles of the shoes, lancinating cold of the approach of winter that grips hold of your belly and squeezes it tight.1979, Angela Carter, ‘The Erl-King’, The Bloody Chamber, Vintage, published 2006, page 96
Forms of lancinating
| comparative | more lancinating |
|---|---|
| superlative | most lancinating |
Questions about lancinating
- What does lancinating mean?
- Lancinating means sharp, stabbing or piercing.
- What is lancinating the present participle and gerund of?
- Lancinating is the present participle and gerund of lancinate.
- What part of speech is lancinating?
- Lancinating is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce lancinating?
- Lancinating is pronounced /ˈlɑːnsɪneɪtɪŋ/.
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