piercing
Appearing to look deeply intoAppearing to look deeply into; penetrating.
» It's a type of body piercing.
Es ist eine Art von Piercing. — jort93
Это вид пирсинга. — Selena777
Hybrid · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 sensesAppearing to look deeply into; penetrating.
piercing eyes
durchdringend, stechend
Of temperature, extremely cold so that it penetrates through clothing and shelter.
beißend
Of sound, loud and sharp; shrill.
The piercing noise of the children could be heard two blocks from the elementary school.
durchdringend, schrill
- painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
- having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
Examples
120 sentencesTranslations
3 languagesBy meaning 3
Origin
From pierce + -ing.From pierce + -ing.
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Forms
more piercing, most piercing| Comparative | more piercing Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most piercing Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
14 synonyms- painful as if caused by a sharp instrument:cuttingkeenknifelikestabbinglancinatelancinating
- having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions:acutediscriminatingincisivekeenknifelikepenetratingpenetrativesharp
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.