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- DictionaryPierc·ing/ˈpirsiNG/
adjective
- 1. (of mental attributes) sharp; profound: "her piercing analysis"
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 jewelry: "this is the place to get your tattoo or piercing done"
noun. : a piece of jewelry (such as a ring or stud) that is attached to pierced flesh. Synonyms. Adjective. biting. bitter. cutting. keen.
going through or into something: Troops have been issued with new armour-piercing anti-tank grenades. very cold, or making you feel very cold: We shivered in the piercing wind. (of a sound) high, loud, and unpleasant: piercing screams. Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples. loud.
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.
A piercing is a hole that has been made in part of someone's body that they can put jewellery in.
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.
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.
PIERCING definition: 1. A piercing noise, light, etc is very strong and unpleasant: 2. Piercing eyes seem to look at…. Learn more.
