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violently

[vahy-uh-luhnt-lee, vahy-luhnt-] / ˈvaɪ ə lənt li, ˈvaɪ lənt- /




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"I was violently ill. I was sweating. I was cold. I was shaking. I was vomiting for about four or five days."

From BBC

Melamine may not be the most elegant material, but I was grateful for the fact that, no matter how violently a 1-year-old dropped that plate, it would bounce and not shatter.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Times reported that some soldiers were vomiting while others were shaking violently.

From BBC

What kind of object collided with Earth so violently?

From Science Daily

By incorporating shear-driven bubble formation into forecasting models, scientists may be able to evaluate eruption risks more accurately and understand why some volcanoes erupt violently while others release lava far more quietly.

From Science Daily