piercing

piercing
pierc|ing1 [ˈpıəsıŋ US ˈpır-] adj
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1¦(eyes/look)¦
2¦(sound)¦
3¦(wind)¦
4¦(pain)¦
5¦(emotion)¦
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1.) ¦(EYES/LOOK)¦
literary someone with piercing eyes is looking at you and seems to know what you are thinking
There was mockery now in those piercing blue eyes.
She felt foolish and unsure under his piercing gaze .
He gave her a piercing look .
2.) ¦(SOUND)¦
a sound that is piercing is high, sharp, and unpleasant
He grinned and let out a piercing whistle.
a piercing scream
3.) ¦(WIND)¦
a piercing wind is very cold
4.) ¦(PAIN)¦
causing a lot of pain
She felt a piercing sensation in her arm.
5.) ¦(EMOTION)¦ [only before noun]
affecting your feelings very deeply in a sad way
a piercing moment of regret
>piercingly adv
It was piercingly cold.
She looked at him piercingly.
piercing 2
piercing2 n [U and C]
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 — Pier cing, a. Forcibly entering, or adapted to enter, at or by a point; perforating; penetrating; keen; used also figuratively; as, a piercing instrument, or thrust. Piercing eloquence. Shak. [1913 Webster] {Pier cing*ly}, adv. {Pier cing*ness},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Piercing — (ingl.; pronunc. [pírsin]) m. Práctica de perforar distintas partes del cuerpo para llevar *pendientes. * * * Pirsin o piercing (voz inglesa que significa perforación, pronunciada aproximadamente pirsin) es la práctica de ponerse adornos del… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Piercing — Piercing: Das Fremdwort bezeichnet das »Durchstechen oder Durchbohren der Haut zur Anbringung von Körperschmuck«. Das Substantiv, das wie die Mode selbst gegen Ende des 20. Jh.s aufgekommen ist, geht zurück auf gleichbed. engl. piercing, eine… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • Piercing — Piercing. См. Прокалывание. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

  • piercing — index acute, bitter (penetrating), caustic, harsh, incisive, interrogative, mordacious, perspicacious …   Law dictionary

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  • piercing — /ˈpirsin(g), ingl. ˈpɪəsɪŋ/ [vc. ingl., dal v. to pierce «forare, perforare»] s. m. inv. CFR. branding (ingl.) …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

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