What is "lancinating"

Lancinate \Lan"ci*nate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Lancinated; p. pr. & vb. n. Lancinating.] [L. lancinatus, p. p. of lancinare to fear.] To tear; to lacerate; to pierce or stab.
--De Quincey.

Lancinating \Lan"ci*na`ting\, a. Piercing; seeming to pierce or stab; as, lancinating pains (i.e., severe, darting pains).

1. (context especially of pain English) sharp, stabbing or piercing. v

2. (present participle of lancinate English)

adj. as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain" [syn: cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate]