piercing
2
5.5
- adjective
- /ˈpɪr.sɪŋ/
:
penetrante
- He let out a long, piercing war whoop, feeling invincible, victorious.
- loud and piercing
- sharp and piercing
- piercing sound
I'm normalizing into a a piercing pain.
- I'm normalizing into a a piercing pain.
- It's just she's huge and she'll bark at you the entire time, like a piercing loud bark, so loud, will it will set off your home alarm.
- Like those like piercing, like soul sucking eyes.
Examples
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The resulting sound is unique and piercing, the cry of a non-existent animal.
Fiction book (2001) -
Commonplace events like this brim with a grace and beauty made ever more piercing by their fleeting nature.
Blog text (22) -
Only this time it was so much more piercing than it usually was.
Blog text (27) -
Your voice is more piercing.
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"What would you do then?" she asked, her eyes suddenly bright, sharp, and piercing.
Fiction book (1995) -
I'm hearing an irritating, piercing voice in the back of my head.
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The cries were sometimes low and rumbling, sometimes high and piercing.
Fiction book (1992) -
His eyes were sharp and piercing, and his thin, hawk-like nose gave his whole expression an air of alertness and decision.
Academic text (2009) -
Jen was gazing at her over the downfolded newspaper with clear, piercing, light-brown eyes.
Fiction book (1991) -
The siren's wail was loud and piercing, making everyone cover their ears.
Synonyms
67
2.2
A sudden strong pain that feels like being cut
24
4.1
Felt very strongly, for example pain or desire
1
4.1
Very loud, high sound that hurts your ears
1
4.9
A cold or strong feeling that seems to go through you
A very sharp, stabbing pain like being pierced
A very sharp pain that feels like being cut
A sudden, sharp pain or very strong feeling that hurts a lot
Very sharp and unpleasant in a way that causes strong pain or shock
Very hurtful in words, or sharply cold in weather
Antonyms
Compounds
How Sharp
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Piercing comes from the word pierce, which meant 'to make a hole' or 'to go through'. Think of a needle or a very sharp sound that seems to go right through you, so a piercing pain or noise feels extremely sharp and cutting.