- present participle of intoxicate.
intoxicating
Example Sentences
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Intoxicating nostalgia and the sorrow of unvarnished reality travel hand in hand.
From New York Times • Nov. 1, 2011
Intoxicating joy is it for the sufferer to look away from his suffering and forget himself.
From Thus Spake Zarathustra A book for all and none by Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm
Intoxicating was this air, as of yore; weak and peaceful, victorious and beloved he was, as of yore: when he had saved the precious red wine.
From The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries Masterpieces of German Literature Vol. 19 by Various
Intoxicating, yet, as she envisaged it, disquieting likewise.
From Deadham Hard by Malet, Lucas
Intoxicating, the odours of the earth, refreshed and satisfied.
From The Book of Khalid by Rihani, Ameen Fares
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