trice

[US]/traɪs/
[UK]/traɪs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. in the blink of an eye; in a split second; in a trice
vt. hoist up with a rope; raise and tie up; suspend
Word Forms
Past Tensetriced
Third Person Singulartrices
Past Participletriced
Present Participletricing
Pluraltrices

Phrases & Collocations

in a trice

Example Sentences

She finished the task in a trice.

He fixed the broken chair in a trice.

The magician made the rabbit disappear in a trice.

The chef whipped up a delicious meal in a trice.

She tied her shoelaces in a trice.

The salesperson closed the deal in a trice.

He solved the puzzle in a trice.

The mechanic fixed the car's engine in a trice.

The nurse administered the injection in a trice.

The tailor altered the dress in a trice.

Real-world Examples

Buck was beset by three huskies, and in a trice his head and shoulders were ripped and slashed.

Source: The Call of the Wild

In a trice Poirot jumped to his feet.

Source: Murder at the golf course

Cap'n Bill produced the biscuit and the creature ate it in a trice.

Source: Scarecrow

In a trice I saw myself with beautiful raven-black hair and the temptation was irresistible.

Source: Anne of Green Gables (Original Version)

Carter has done with you or nearly so; I’ll make you decent in a trice.

Source: Jane Eyre (Original Version)

He broke off, stared hard at me, and in a trice stood smiling in his own despite.

Source: Amateur Thief Rafiz

I used to watch them in the kitchens and I could pick it up in a trice. - Why didn't you, then?

Source: Downton Abbey (Audio Segmented Version) Season 3

I used to watch them in the kitchens and I could pick it up in a trice.

Source: Downton Abbey Season 3

'Worm, come here, and help me to mount'. Worm stepped forward, and she was in the saddle in a trice.

Source: A pair of blue eyes (Part 1)

He nodded, and brought her head round with a sharp stroke, and in a trice we were at the landing-stage again.

Source: News from Wuyou Township (Part 1)

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