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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.
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. ˈpiercinglyadv.
PIERCING definition: 1. A piercing noise, light, etc is very strong and unpleasant: 2. Piercing eyes seem to look at…. Learn more.
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.
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 meaning: 1. A piercing noise, light, etc is very strong and unpleasant: 2. Piercing eyes seem to look at…. Learn more.
Definition of piercing adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
