uncontrollably
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5.6
- adverb
- /ˌʌnkənˈtroʊləbli/
:
incontrolablemente
- Her shrieks and wails had subsided into soft sobs that shook her chest uncontrollably.
- laughing uncontrollably
- sobbed uncontrollably
It's I just start like crying uncontrollably, you know, just like a child.
- It's I just start like crying uncontrollably, you know, just like a child.
- My hand was just shaking uncontrollably, like I could not hold it still.
- You know, you are uncontrollably angry, but he is righteously indignant.
- And then for some reason I just broke down and just started like bawling uncontrollably.
- I I lost the capacity to uncontrollably laugh and to cry.
- And I started to weep uncontrollably now.
- And I just started weeping, like uncontrollably weeping.
- Just I was literally on my bed curled up just uncontrollably crying.
- We're crying and crying, like uncontrollably crying.
- And I pick up the phone and Randy is sobbing uncontrollably, sobbing.
Examples
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And I just started weeping, like uncontrollably weeping.
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At first, she just sobbed uncontrollably.
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Imagine going through life wondering if your heart will suddenly speed up uncontrollably with no warning.
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My hand was just shaking uncontrollably, like I could not hold it still.
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As I sat down in the living room, I began to shake uncontrollably.
Fiction book (1991) -
Some of the parents in the crowd before him wept uncontrollably with recent loss.
Fiction book (1996) -
Soon, he was shivering uncontrollably, while I remained dry and warm.
Fiction book (1995) -
The tears flowed uncontrollably down Johanna's cheeks as she listened to the words of the pastor.
Fiction book (1992) -
Ipa's knees shook uncontrollably, and she had to grasp the stone wall enclosing the patio.
Fiction book (1995) -
The children laughed uncontrollably at the silly clown's antics.
Synonyms
104
2.9
In a way that is not controlled and shows strong feeling
8
7.9
In a very wild and excited way without control
1
7.0
Spreading quickly and without control
1
7.0
In a way that cannot be stopped or controlled
1
4.5
Nothing can stop it
1
7.3
In a way that is too difficult to control or handle
In a way that shows strong feeling and no holding back
Antonyms
How Controllable
Surface Forms
Morphology
uncontrollably = uncontrollable (transparent) = un + control + able + ly
Clearly formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to 'uncontrollable', which itself is transparently built from 'un-' + 'control' + '-able'.
Etymology
Uncontrollably starts with un- meaning 'not' and the part control meaning 'to hold or manage', so it means 'not able to be controlled'. So, to do something uncontrollably is to do it in a way you cannot stop or keep under control.