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Meaning of lancing

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

lancing

verb

Definitions

  1. To pierce with a lance, or with any similar weapon.

    Example: Seized the due victim, and with fury lanced Her back. Dryden.

  2. To open with a lancet; to pierce

    Example: to lance a vein or an abscess

  3. To throw in the manner of a lance; to lanch.

noun

Definitions

  1. The act by which something is lanced.