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piercing
[peer-sing]
adjective
loud or shrill, as the quality of a voice.
Synonyms: , ,extremely cold or bitter.
a piercing wind.
appearing to gaze deeply or penetratingly into something.
piercing eyes.
perceptive or aware; acute.
a piercing mind.
sarcastic or caustic; cutting.
piercing remarks.
having an unpleasantly intense quality or effect.
a piercing drought.
noun
an act or instance of making a hole or opening in something.
The cleverly engineered design allows for a safe and smooth piercing of the hose for an easy, watertight installation.
the practice or technique of puncturing a body part so that jewelry can be inserted.
The shop is super clean and they're obviously experts in piercing.
a hole or opening made by puncturing: An infected navel piercing can usually be treated with antibiotics.
The five wall piercings were possibly a reference to the Five Holy Wounds of Christ.
An infected navel piercing can usually be treated with antibiotics.
a ring, stud, or other piece of jewelry inserted through a hole in a body part.
He wears five silver piercings on his ears.
piercing
/ ˈɪəɪŋ /
adjective
(of a sound) sharp and shrill
(of eyes or a look) intense and penetrating
(of an emotion) strong and deeply affecting
(of cold or wind) intense or biting
noun
the art or practice of piercing body parts for the insertion of jewellery
an instance of the piercing of a body part
Other 51Թ Forms
- piercingly adverb
- piercingness noun
- unpiercing adjective
- ˈ辱Բ adverb
Example Sentences
Then there were the piercing forward passes, one in particular into John McGinn which set the midfielder free, and other fired for George Hirst to again get Scotland on to the front foot.
A trio of red, yellow and green parrots and cockatiels sit on wooden perches, oblivious to the piercing stare of a blue-eyed feline a few feet away.
It explains why she finds herself on a Zoom detailing the learning curve on the art of a picture-perfect piercing cut.
First, there was her piercing fixation as Suzanne “Crazy Eyes” Warren in 90 episodes of “Orange Is the New Black.”
There is no way any of this ends well, despite Trump’s preternatural ability to avoid the piercing light of day.
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- high-pitched
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