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   piercing

   /ˈpɪəsɪŋ/

   adjective

   • 1. having or showing shrewdness or keen intelligence: "her piercing analysis" Similar shrewddiscerningperceptiveprobingsearchingobservantpenetratingpenetrativesharpkeenalertintentinquisitiveperceptivepercipientperspicaciouspenetratingdiscerningdiscriminatingintelligentquick-wittedsharpsharp-wittedshrewdinsightfulkeenacuteastutecleversmartincisiveknife-likerazor-edgedtrenchantsubtlequickreadyclearsensitivethoughtfuldeepprofound
   • ▪ (of a sound) extremely high or loud: "she let out a piercing scream" Similar shrillear-piercingear-splittinghigh-pitchedair-rendingpenetratingshatteringstridentloudstrongsharpintrusivescreechysquawky
   • ▪ (of wind or extreme cold) seeming to cut through one: "the piercing cold of winter" Similar freezingfrostyfrigidchillchillingglacialarcticwintrysharpkeenbitingstingingcuttingpenetratingnumbingharshfiercerawbitterinformal:parkyBalticrare:nipping
   • ▪ (of a feeling) intense, typically in a distressing way: "I recall one moment of piercing sadness" Similar intenseexcruciatingagonizingsharpstabbingshootingstingingsevereextremefierceharrowingsearingpenetratingrackinginsufferableunbearableunendurabletorturousrare:exquisite

   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"
   • ▪ a ring, stud, or other piece of jewellery worn in a pierced part of the body: "two months ago, I decided to take out all my piercings"

   Derivatives

   • 1. piercingly adverb

   Scrabble Points: 13

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

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   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 Cambridge Dictionary.

   • English (US)

     PIERCING meaning: 1. going through or into something: 2....

   • Znaczenie Piercing, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     piercing definicja: 1. going through or into something: 2....

   • Ear-Piercing

     EAR-PIERCING definition: 1. → ear-splitting 2. →...

   • Piercing: Thai Translation

     piercing translate: เสียงแหลมดัง, เย็นเฉียบ, (เสียง)...

   • Piercing: French Translation

     piercing - translate into French with the English-French...

   • Piercing: Korean Translation

     piercing translate: 귀청을 찢는. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Piercing in Catalan

     piercing translate: penetrant. Learn more in the Cambridge...

   • Piercing in German

     piercing translate: gellend, schneidend, durchdringend....

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

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   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.

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

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   Piercing can be an adjective meaning loud, cold, or penetrating, or a noun meaning a hole, an opening, or a piece of jewelry. Learn more about the word history, synonyms, and examples of piercing.

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

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   Learn the meaning of piercing as an adjective, noun, and verb, with synonyms, pronunciation, and usage examples. Find out how to describe a piercing sound, voice, look, or emotion, or the art of putting jewellery in body parts.

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

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   Piercing can mean a strong and unpleasant noise, light, etc, or eyes that look very closely. Learn more about the word, its synonyms and translations in different languages.

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

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   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.

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

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   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.