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US
/ˌɪnˈsɛsəntɫi/
]
[ UK /ɪnsˈɛsəntli/ ]
[ UK /ɪnsˈɛsəntli/ ]
ADVERB
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without interruption
the world is constantly changing -
with unflagging resolve
dance inspires him ceaselessly to strive higher and higher toward the shining pinnacle of perfection that is the goal of every artiste
How To Use incessantly In A Sentence
- He was muttering incessantly to himself, as if delighted at having found his tongue, his head swaying on his shoulders, and a strange murmur, soft, birdlike, meaningless, like sounds heard from a vast distance, coming from his wide-open mouth. Vandover and the Brute
- The September rain beat down on the roof incessantly, and the grey, cloudy skies made the whole situation depressing.
- I preserved this mutilated object with uncommon care, watching it almost incessantly day and night: expecting another exuviation which might be attended with interesting consequences, I felt much anxiety for its survivance. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 433 Volume 17, New Series, April 17, 1852
- Their name, which he had long avoided mentioning, was incessantly on his lips: but always the same, always inclined naturally and systematically, to have more strings than one to his bow, he appeared to incline alternately _for the younger branch, and for the reigning branch_. Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. II
- Caught under by the breeze, the awnings of the fore-deck bellied upwards and collapsed slowly, and above their heavy flapping the gray stuff of Captain Whalley's roomy coat fluttered incessantly around his arms and trunk.
- He had brilliant darting eyes and talked incessantly. The Crossing-Place
- Before his illumination, Rousseau's thoughts had turned incessantly upon his relation to his fellow men.
- He played the song incessantly, ignoring my pleas for mercy and grannyish objections to its author's seditious intent.
- Agents surround promising youngsters and talk incessantly about fame and fortune. Times, Sunday Times
- As it poured incessantly out of him, he noticed a bull across the field eyeing him interestingly.