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- verb Present participle of
lance .
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Examples
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They didn't tell me what "lancing" meant, and they didn't give me any kind of pain medication beforehand.
What Must be Done. Elizabeth McClung 2008
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Since breechloaders have begun to be used by the walrus-hunters, they often prefer to kill the harpooned walruses with a ball instead of "lancing" them.
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Alexander Leslie 1866
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"They then require more unpleasant treatment options such as lancing an abscess, root canal treatment or a tooth extraction.
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"They then require more unpleasant treatment options such as lancing an abscess, root canal treatment or a tooth extraction.
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I stood up abruptly and set my drink on the table, apprehension lancing down my spine.
Brush of Darkness Allison Pang 2011
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He snorted with a touch of irony, something painful lancing through me at the hollowness of the gesture.
Brush of Darkness Allison Pang 2011
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: I think in the long view tonight is like lancing a boil.
Election 2010: Results and analysis with The Post's Robert G. Kaiser Robert G. Kaiser 2010
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Creators | Colleen Doran discusses the often-grim financial realities of free-lancing.
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: I think in the long view tonight is like lancing a boil.
Election 2010: Results and analysis with The Post's Robert G. Kaiser Robert G. Kaiser 2010
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My gut twisted, cold lancing through me like a knife.
Brush of Darkness Allison Pang 2011
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