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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 can be an adjective meaning going through or into something, very cold, or loud, or a noun meaning a hole in the body for jewellery. Learn more about the meaning, pronunciation, and usage of piercing with examples and synonyms.

  3. Learn the meaning of piercing as an adjective and a noun, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Piercing can describe something that penetrates, perceives, or cuts, or a piece of jewelry attached to pierced flesh.

  4. 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:

  5. Learn the meaning of piercing as an adjective, noun, and art form. Find out how to use piercing in sentences and collocations, and see synonyms and word frequency.

  6. Piercing can mean a strong and unpleasant noise, light, etc, or eyes that look very closely. See the meaning of piercing in different languages, such as Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, and more.

  7. Learn the meaning, pronunciation and usage of the adjective piercing, which can describe eyes, sounds, feelings or sharp objects. See examples, synonyms and related words for piercing.

  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.