Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: painful
IPA transcription: [p'eɪnfəl]
Pronunciations of painful
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adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: painful
    Meaning: causing physical or psychological pain; "worked with painful slowness"
  • Synonyms: afflictive, painful, sore
    Meaning: causing misery or pain or distress; "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up"
Usage examples
  • Pike made painful efforts.
  • It's infinitely less painful."
  • I know how painful it was," he said.
  • "It was not in the least painful to me.
  • His lips moved,--in painful articulation.
  • Painful experience alike to audience and to speaker!
  • "Is that all?" asked the coroner, after a painful pause.
  • If it is one tithe as painful as that, you have my sympathy.
  • The stealth with which Mukoki now advanced was almost painful.
  • "Gentlemen," he said, reseating himself, "this is a painful case.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Cat, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Terry Fox, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Human, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Kindred (novel), License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Battle of Wake Island, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Haibane Renmei, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording George VI, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Gaucher's disease, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Peter Jennings, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Jesus, License CC BY-SA 4.0