Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: incessant
IPA transcription: [,ɪns'ɛsənt]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: ceaseless, constant, incessant, never-ending, perpetual, unceasing, unremitting
    Meaning: uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing; "the ceaseless thunder of surf"; "in constant pain"; "night and day we live with the incessant noise of the city"; "the never-ending search for happiness"; "the perpetual struggle to maintain standards in a democracy"; "man's unceasing warfare with drought and isolation"; "unremitting demands of hunger"
Usage examples
  • At its heart was this deep, incessant roaring.
  • I simply cannot bear the burden of this incessant anxiety.
  • How these impatient climb, While others at the root incessant bay!-- They put him down."--SOMERVILLE.
  • The gentleness, the incessant kindness, the matchless generosity of these people seemed all a mockery.
  • The toil for bread is incessant, there is not sufficient leisure to verify the sources of their religious beliefs.
  • Thus was swept away the possibility of reaping the reward so richly earned by years of incessant thought, labor, and care.
  • It took us 27 days to reach the Pole and 21 days back--in all 48 days--nearly 7 weeks in low temperature with almost incessant wind.
  • They had heard the incessant firing and had become convinced that the fight was hotly contested and that their services were required.
  • As he leaned his head on his hands, gladly conscious that he could not possibly bear this incessant strain for long, Sheila opened the door.
  • The Capitularies are full of repressive provisions; but the incessant reiteration of these threats only shows the perseverance of the evil and the impotency of the government.