piercing

Plural: piercings

Verb

• cut or make a way through
• move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply
• sound sharply or shrilly
• penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
• make a hole into
• present participle and gerund of pierce

Adjective Satellite

• having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
• painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
  • "piercing knifelike pains"
  • "piercing cold"
  • "piercing criticism"

Noun

• gerund of pierce
• A hole made in the body so that jewellery can be worn through it.
• An item of jewellery designed to be fitted through a piercing.

Adj

• Appearing to look deeply into; penetrating.
• Of temperature, extremely cold so that it penetrates through clothing and shelter.
• Of sound, loud and sharp; shrill.

Examples

• ear piercing
• The piercing noise of the children could be heard two blocks from the elementary school.

Synonyms

acute, cutting, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, lancinate, lancinating, penetrating, penetrative, pierce, sharp, stabbing, thrust, raw

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