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    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"

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

    piercing. noun. uk / ˈpɪə.sɪŋ / us / ˈpɪr.sɪŋ / [ C ] a hole made in the body for wearing jewellery: He has several tattoos and multiple piercings. a belly button / nose piercing. [ U ] the process of making a hole in the body for wearing jewellery: They offer ear piercing, facials, massage, and manicures.

  3. 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.

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

    adjective. loud or shrill, as the quality of a voice. Synonyms: screeching, strident, grating. 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.

  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. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishMeaning of piercing – Learner’s Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionary

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

  7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishpiercing 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. Join us.

  8. 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.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › american_englishpiercing adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    adjective. /ˈpɪrsɪŋ/ [usually before noun] (of eyes or the way they look at someone) 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. Want to learn more?

  10. www.wordreference.com › definition › piercingpiercing - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    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.

  11. 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.