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lacerante

tearing

adjective lah-cheh-RAHN-teh Rare

Also means

harrowing

Usage Note

Lacerante is the present participle of lacerare used as an adjective meaning intensely painful or wrenching — usually emotional rather than physical in modern usage (e.g., un dolore lacerante, a harrowing pain). It is invariable for gender, changing only for number: lacerante / laceranti. The seed listed it as a verb; its primary dictionary function is adjectival.

Examples

"Emise un grido lacerante."

Natural Translation

She let out a harrowing cry.

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