lancing

The word “lancing” has 2 syllables: lan-cing

It's pronounced as /ˈlænsɪŋ/


What is synonym and antonym for lancing?

In the thesaurus, “lancing” has 37 synonyms.

Here are synonyms for lancing along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for lancing

  • bayoneting
  • bayonetting
  • cutting
  • dirking
  • gimleting
  • goring
  • harpooning
  • impaling
  • jabbing
  • knifing
  • pecking
  • perforating
  • picking
  • piercing
  • piking
  • pinking
  • pinpricking
  • poking
  • poniarding
  • pricking
  • pronging
  • punching
  • puncturing
  • quilling
  • riddling
  • running through
  • skewering
  • slicing
  • spearing
  • spiking
  • spindling
  • spitting
  • stabbing
  • sticking
  • thrusting
  • transfixing
  • transpiercing

Meanings of lancing

  • verb
    1. To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.
    2. To open with a lancet; to pierce.
    3. To throw in the manner of a lance; to lanch.
  • noun
    1. The act by which something is lanced.

Example Sentences

  • The doctor was skilled at lancing boils to relieve his patients' discomfort.
  • In medieval tournaments, knights demonstrated their prowess by accurately lancing targets.
  • The procedure involved carefully lancing the abscess to drain the pus and alleviate swelling.
  • During the reenactment, the actor portrayed a brave soldier lancing his opponent in a fierce battle.
  • The technique of lancing involves puncturing the skin to draw out fluid or blood for analysis.

On this page you'll find 37 synonyms or another words to lancing, such as: bayoneting, bayonetting, cutting, dirking, gimleting, goring, harpooning.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

jabbing

  • bayoneting
  • bayonetting
  • clawlike
  • cutting
  • daggerlike
  • dirking
  • edged
  • edgy
  • gimleting
  • goring
  • ground
  • harpooning
  • honed
  • impaling
  • jagged
  • keen
  • knifelike
  • knifing
  • lacerating
  • lancing
  • pecking
  • perforating
  • picking
  • piercing
  • piking
  • pinking
  • pinpricking
  • pointed
  • pointy
  • poking
  • poniarding
  • pricking
  • pronging
  • punching
  • puncturing
  • quilling
  • riddling
  • running through
  • scratching
  • sharp
  • sharpened
  • skewering
  • slicing
  • spearing
  • spikey
  • spiking
  • spiky
  • spindling
  • spitting
  • stabbing
  • sticking
  • stropped
  • thrusting
  • transfixing
  • transpiercing
  • trenchant
  • whetted

quilling

  • bayoneting
  • bayonetting
  • cutting
  • dirking
  • gimleting
  • goring
  • harpooning
  • impaling
  • jabbing
  • knifing
  • lancing
  • pecking
  • perforating
  • picking
  • piercing
  • piking
  • pinking
  • pinpricking
  • poking
  • poniarding
  • pricking
  • pronging
  • punching
  • puncturing
  • riddling
  • running through
  • skewering
  • slicing
  • spearing
  • spiking
  • spindling
  • spitting
  • stabbing
  • sticking
  • thrusting
  • transfixing
  • transpiercing

impaling

  • bayoneting
  • bayonetting
  • cutting
  • dirking
  • gimleting
  • goring
  • harpooning
  • jabbing
  • knifing
  • lancing
  • pecking
  • perforating
  • picking
  • piercing
  • piking
  • pinking
  • pinpricking
  • poking
  • poniarding
  • pricking
  • pronging
  • punching
  • puncturing
  • quilling
  • riddling
  • running through
  • skewering
  • slicing
  • spearing
  • spiking
  • spindling
  • spitting
  • stabbing
  • sticking
  • thrusting
  • transfixing
  • transpiercing

knifing

  • annihilation
  • assassination
  • bad-mouthing
  • bayoneting
  • bayonetting
  • blame
  • blood
  • bloodshed
  • bump-off
  • butchery
  • carnage
  • castigation
  • censure
  • crime
  • curse
  • curses
  • cutting
  • death
  • defamation
  • derision
  • destruction
  • dirking
  • dispatching
  • felony
  • foul play
  • gimleting
  • goring
  • harpooning
  • hit
  • homicide
  • hosing
  • impaling
  • insults
  • invective
  • jabbing
  • kicking around
  • lancing
  • libel
  • liquidation
  • lynching
  • manslaughter
  • massacre
  • obloquy
  • off
  • offing
  • one-way ticket
  • opprobrium
  • pecking
  • perforating
  • picking
  • piercing
  • piking
  • pinking
  • pinpricking
  • poking
  • poniarding
  • pricking
  • pronging
  • punching
  • puncturing
  • pushing around
  • put down
  • quilling
  • quinine
  • reproach
  • revilement
  • riddling
  • rubout
  • running through
  • scolding
  • shooting
  • signifying
  • skewering
  • slander
  • slaying
  • slicing
  • spearing
  • spiking
  • spindling
  • spitting
  • stabbing
  • sticking
  • swearing
  • terrorism
  • the business
  • the works
  • thrusting
  • tirade
  • transfixing
  • transpiercing
  • upbraiding
  • vilification
  • vituperation

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