Yahoo India Web Search

Sign In

Search results

  1. Dictionary
    piercing
    /ˈpɪəsɪŋ/

    adjective

    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"

    Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

    More definitions, origin and scrabble points

  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPIERCING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    PIERCING definition: 1. going through or into something: 2. very cold, or making you feel very cold: 3. (of a sound…. Learn more.

  3. www.bodyjewelrysupermarkets.com › body-piercing-guideBody Piercings Guide: All Piercings from Head to Toe (Full List)

    Sep 29, 2023 · Curious about body piercings? Read this complete guide to body piercings. Learn all piercing types and piercing jewelry that goes with them.

  4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › piercingPiercing Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. : a piece of jewelry (such as a ring or stud) that is attached to pierced flesh. Synonyms. Adjective. biting. bitter. cutting. keen.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPIERCING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A piercing is a hole that has been made in part of someone's body that they can put jewellery in.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitionpiercing adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    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.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › piercingPiercing - definition of piercing by The Free Dictionary

    adj. 1. (of a sound) sharp and shrill. 2. (of eyes or a look) intense and penetrating. 3. (of an emotion) strong and deeply affecting. 4. (of cold or wind) intense or biting. n. 5. the art or practice of piercing body parts for the insertion of jewellery. 6. an instance of the piercing of a body part. ˈpiercingly adv.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › piercingPIERCING Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    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:

  9. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishPIERCING | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary - Cambridge ...

    PIERCING definition: 1. A piercing noise, light, etc is very strong and unpleasant: 2. Piercing eyes seem to look at…. Learn more.

  10. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › PiercingPiercing - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    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.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryPIERCING - All you need to know about it | Collins English ...

    Definitions of 'piercing' 1. A piercing sound or voice is high-pitched and very sharp and clear in an unpleasant way. [...] 2. If someone has piercing eyes or a piercing stare, they seem to look at you very intensely. [written] [...] 3. A piercing wind makes you feel very cold. [...] More. Synonyms of 'piercing' • penetrating, sharp, loud [...]