Definition of helplessly in English:
helplessly
adverb ˈhɛlpləsliˈhɛlpləsli
1With no ability to act or help oneself.
workers watched helplessly as black smoke engulfed the building
he now lies helplessly in the intensive care unit
Example sentencesExamples
- The boats often get lost or break down, drifting helplessly in the Atlantic or capsizing in rough seas.
- Dangling there, suspended from a horizontal beam of petrified wood, his legs flailed helplessly beneath him.
- A group of stunned surfers spotted the basking shark thrashing helplessly in a sand bar.
- They watched helplessly while their children were forced to emigrate.
- The writer stares helplessly at a blank sheet of paper.
- Lifeboat crew were called into action when they went to the aid of three elderly fishermen drifting helplessly.
- The play intimately invites us to share the confusion of two lovers who watch helplessly as their relationship crumbles.
- He would neither pointlessly defy nor helplessly flee the real monsters of his upbringing.
- She stares helplessly at the computer screen.
- She gestured helplessly to the limp form she was holding.
- 1.1 In an uncontrollable manner.
they fell about, giggling helplessly
Example sentencesExamples
- Once he starts recruiting his own army, the film spins helplessly out of control.
- It was night and a cool breeze started him shivering helplessly.
- His sister was laughing helplessly and trying to sip her tea at the same time.
- She wept helplessly in the corner of the room.
- When I met him, I suddenly, helplessly, had a surge of fond feeling for him.
- He's made me laugh helplessly and often.
- The final four minutes of the movie displays the plight of the kid, and ends with the child crying helplessly.
- There will not be any redemption or easy answers as we slide helplessly towards an agonizing end to a near masterpiece.
- On second hearing, you will find yourself helplessly singing along.
- The two young women end up giggling helplessly over the melodramatic dialogue.
Definition of helplessly in US English:
helplessly
adverbˈhelpləslēˈhɛlpləsli
1With no ability to act or help oneself.
workers watched helplessly as black smoke engulfed the building
he now lies helplessly in the intensive care unit
Example sentencesExamples
- They watched helplessly while their children were forced to emigrate.
- Dangling there, suspended from a horizontal beam of petrified wood, his legs flailed helplessly beneath him.
- She stares helplessly at the computer screen.
- She gestured helplessly to the limp form she was holding.
- The boats often get lost or break down, drifting helplessly in the Atlantic or capsizing in rough seas.
- The play intimately invites us to share the confusion of two lovers who watch helplessly as their relationship crumbles.
- He would neither pointlessly defy nor helplessly flee the real monsters of his upbringing.
- Lifeboat crew were called into action when they went to the aid of three elderly fishermen drifting helplessly.
- A group of stunned surfers spotted the basking shark thrashing helplessly in a sand bar.
- The writer stares helplessly at a blank sheet of paper.
- 1.1 In an uncontrollable manner.
they fell about, giggling helplessly
Example sentencesExamples
- It was night and a cool breeze started him shivering helplessly.
- When I met him, I suddenly, helplessly, had a surge of fond feeling for him.
- The two young women end up giggling helplessly over the melodramatic dialogue.
- There will not be any redemption or easy answers as we slide helplessly towards an agonizing end to a near masterpiece.
- On second hearing, you will find yourself helplessly singing along.
- He's made me laugh helplessly and often.
- The final four minutes of the movie displays the plight of the kid, and ends with the child crying helplessly.
- His sister was laughing helplessly and trying to sip her tea at the same time.
- Once he starts recruiting his own army, the film spins helplessly out of control.
- She wept helplessly in the corner of the room.