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violentlyin a way involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill

Part of speech: ADVERB

Definition: in a way involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈvaɪələntli/

Example Sentences

  • My stomach violently rejected the expired milk, and I spent the whole night regretting my poor decision.
  • The washing machine violently shook during the spin cycle, dancing across the floor like a robot having a seizure.
  • She violently disagreed with the new company policy about mandatory office karaoke sessions.

violently

ADVERB

[/ˈvaɪələntli/]

in a way involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill

in a way involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill
💡 Concept

in a way involving physical force intended to hurt, damage, or kill

She moves silently through what happened violently, recently.
🎵 Rhyme

She moves silently through what happened violently, recently.

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈvaɪələntli/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈvaɪələntli/

🌳Etymology

Rootviolent
Suffix--ly

🎵Rhyme

silentlyrecentlyfrequently
silently
recently
frequently

🔗Collocations

violently shake
react violently
violently opposed
violently ill
crash violently
violently disagree

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My stomach violently rejected the expired milk, and I spent the whole night regretting my poor decision.

😄 Fun example

The washing machine violently shook during the spin cycle, dancing across the floor like a robot having a seizure.

😄 Fun example

She violently disagreed with the new company policy about mandatory office karaoke sessions.

The wind violently blew the papers off his desk during the important presentation.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

forcefullyaggressivelyintenselyfiercelybrutally

Antonyms

gentlypeacefullycalmly

Related

violentviolenceforcefulaggressiveintense

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