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- Dictionarypiercing/ˈpɪəsɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. having or showing shrewdness or keen intelligence: "her piercing analysis" Similar
noun
- 1. a small hole in a part of the body, typically other than the ears, made so as to insert a ring, stud, or other piece of jewellery: "this is the place to get your tattoo or piercing done"
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PIERCING definition: 1. going through or into something: 2. very cold, or making you feel very cold: 3. (of a sound…. Learn more.
adjective. 1. (of a sound) sharp and shrill. 2. (of eyes or a look) intense and penetrating. 3. (of an emotion) strong and deeply affecting.
noun. : a piece of jewelry (such as a ring or stud) that is attached to pierced flesh.
PIERCING definition: 1. A piercing noise, light, etc is very strong and unpleasant: 2. Piercing eyes seem to look at…. Learn more.
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:
piercing. adjective. /ˈpɪəsɪŋ/ /ˈpɪrsɪŋ/ [usually before noun] (of eyes or the way they look at somebody) seeming to notice things about another person that would not normally be noticed, especially in a way that makes that person feel anxious or embarrassed. She looked at me with piercing blue eyes. a piercing look. Definitions on the go.
Piercing means loud or intense, like the piercing scream of the heroine in a horror movie or the piercing cold of the wind on a frigid February morning. The adjective piercing comes from pierce, which means to poke a hole in something with a sharp object.
penetrating, as with the eye or mind: He gazed at her with a piercing look. causing or bringing about a strong emotion: a piercing memory of their former love. sharp or loud: a piercing scream. (of a wind or the cold) biting: a piercing wind.
UK /ˈpɪəsɪŋ/ adjective 1. having or showing shrewdness or keen intelligence her piercing analysis a tall blonde with piercing eyes 2. (of a sound) extremely high or loud she let out a piercing scream 3. (of wind or extreme cold) seeming to cut through one the piercing cold of winter 4. (of a feeling) intense, typically in a distressing way ...
piercing meaning, definition, what is piercing: someone with piercing eyes is looking at...: Learn more.
