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10 Language-to-English Dictionarieslancinar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: lan.θiˈnaɾ
"El dolor agudo comenzó a lancinar su carne."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To tear, rend, or lacerate flesh or tissue.
"The jagged metal threatened to lancinate his skin with the slightest movement." - 2
To cause sharp, piercing, or stabbing physical or emotional pain.
"A sudden, lancinate headache struck him without warning during the meeting."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin verb 'lancinare', meaning to tear, mangle, or lacerate, which itself stems from 'lanx', a dish or scale. It entered the English language in the 17th century as a medical and literary term used to describe sharp, piercing pains.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Lancinate" is said worldwide
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lanciner
Transliteration: lɑ̃.si.ne
"Une douleur aiguë commença à lui lanciner le flanc."
zerfleischen
Transliteration: ˈtsɛɐ̯ˌflaɪ̯ʃn̩
"Ein stechender Schmerz schien seine Muskeln zu zerfleischen."
lacerare
Transliteration: la.tʃeˈra.re
"Un dolore acuto continuava a lacerargli il petto."
lancinar
Transliteration: lan.θiˈnaɾ
"El dolor agudo comenzó a lancinar su carne."
lancinar
Transliteration: lɐ̃.siˈnaɾ
"Uma dor aguda passou a lancinar o seu corpo."
चीरना
Transliteration: cheernaa
"एक तेज़ दर्द उसके शरीर को चीर रहा था।"
撕裂
Transliteration: sī liè
"尖锐的疼痛开始撕裂他的神经。"
쥐어뜯다
Transliteration: jwi-eo-tteut-da
"날카로운 통증이 그의 살을 쥐어뜯는 듯했다."
切り裂く
Transliteration: kirisaku
"鋭い痛みが彼の体を切り裂くように走った。"
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