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Lancinating — Lan ci*na ting, a. Piercing; seeming to pierce or stab; as, lancinating pains (i.e., severe, darting pains). [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lancinating — Lancinate Lan ci*nate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lancinated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lancinating}.] [L. lancinatus, p. p. of lancinare to fear.] To tear; to lacerate; to pierce or stab. De Quincey. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lancinating — adjective Etymology: lancinate to pierce, from Latin lancinatus, past participle of lancinare; akin to Latin lacerare to rend more at lacerate Date: 1762 characterized by piercing or stabbing sensations < lancinating pain > … New Collegiate Dictionary
lancinating — Denoting a sharp cutting or tearing pain. [L. lancino, pp. atus, to tear] * * * lan·ci·nat·ing lan(t) sə .nāt iŋ adj characterized by piercing or stabbing sensations <lancinating pain> * * * adj. describing a sharp stabbing or cutting pain … Medical dictionary
lancinating — adjective painful as if caused by a sharp instrument a cutting wind keen winds knifelike cold piercing knifelike pains piercing cold piercing criticism a stabbing pain lancinating pain … Useful english dictionary
lancinating — lan·ci·nat·ing (lănʹsə nā tĭng) adj. Characterized by a sensation of cutting, piercing, or stabbing. [From lancinate, to stab, from Latin lancināre, lancināt , to lacerate.] * * * … Universalium
lancinating — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Marked by severity or intensity: acute, gnawing, knifelike, piercing, sharp, shooting, stabbing. See BIG … English dictionary for students
lancinating — v. pierce, stab; lacerate, tear, rip … English contemporary dictionary
lancinating — a. Piercing, darting, cutting … New dictionary of synonyms
lancinating — adj. describing a sharp stabbing or cutting pain … The new mediacal dictionary
