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lancinating

  • /ˈlɑːnsɪneɪtɪŋ/

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of lancinate

adjective more lancinating · most lancinating

  1. especially, of pain 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.

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@misc{lancinating_2026,
  title = {lancinating},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lancinating},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}