piercing


Definition: Meaning of, piercing in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈpɪəsɪŋ /

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  1. eyes/look literary someone with piercing eyes is looking at you and seems to know what you are thinking
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  2. sound a sound that is piercing is high, sharp, and unpleasant
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  3. wind a piercing wind is very cold
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  4. pain causing a lot of pain
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  5. emotion [only before noun] affecting your feelings very deeply in a sad way
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  1. a hole made through part of your body so that you can put jewellery there, or the process of making these holes
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piercing used in phrases

  • body piercing (noun)
    1. making a hole in a part of the body in order to fix a ring or other piece of jewellery to the body
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