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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. 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. noun. : a piece of jewelry (such as a ring or stud) that is attached to pierced flesh.

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

  5. 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:

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

  7. 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. 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. 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. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?

  10. 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. Define piercing. piercing synonyms, piercing pronunciation, piercing translation, English dictionary definition of piercing. adj. Able or seeming to pierce, as: a. Very loud; shrill: a piercing cry. b. Fixed and intense in appearance: piercing blue eyes. c. Causing pain,...