Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

transpierce

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tran-spierce
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To pierce through; to pass through.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"Now, while the angry trumpet sounds alarms, / And dying groans transpierce the wounded air […]"
"[F]oorthvvith her eyes bred her eye-ſore, the firſt vvhite vvhereon their tranſpiercing arrovves ſtuck, being the breathleſſe corps of Leander: vvith the ſodaine contemplation of this piteous ſpectacle of her loue, ſodden to haddocks meate, her ſorrovve could not chooſe but be indefinite, […]"
"Giue her th' Eoan brightnesse, / Wing'd with that subtill lightnesse, / That doth trans-pierce the Ayre; […]"
"The upblaze of reflected heat burns my cheeks and eyes. Her body swims before me, spangled and transpierced by shafts of light caught in my tears. I croak that I am sorry for having invaded her hut."

Etymology

From trans- + pierce.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

transpierces (present, singular) transpiercing (participle, present) transpierced (participle, past) transpierced (past)

Synonyms

penetrate permeate

Questions

What does transpierce mean?: To pierce through; to pass through.
Where does transpierce come from?: From trans- + pierce.

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