Lancinating
//ˈlɑːnsɪneɪtɪŋ// adj, verb
adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of lancinate form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 Sharp, stabbing or piercing. especially
"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."
Adjective
- 1 painful as if caused by a sharp instrument wordnet
Example
More examples"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."
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