incessantly
part of speech
adverb
meaning for a pupil
Without stopping, all the time, often in an annoying way: The dog barked incessantly. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories and everyday complaints «incessantly» shows something goes on and on: rain, chatter, noise. Phrases: «talk incessantly», «rain incessantly», «complain incessantly».
examples
- It rained incessantly for three days. tree →
- The baby cried incessantly all night. tree →
- My little brother talks incessantly. tree →
- The phone rang incessantly. tree →
- He complained incessantly about the food. tree →
- The tap dripped incessantly. tree →
- Though they chattered incessantly I could not understand a word they said, nor did they heed when I spoke to them. tree →
note
Formal; in casual talk «non-stop», «all the time», «on and on». Adjective: incessant. Spelling: in-ces-sant-ly (double s).
Trees and pragmatics
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