Definition of "lancing" []

• Present participle of lance. (verb)

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• "They didn't tell me what "lancing" meant, and they didn't give me any kind of pain medication beforehand."
• "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."
• ""They then require more unpleasant treatment options such as lancing an abscess, root canal treatment or a tooth extraction."