Definitions for piercing
ˈpɪər sɪŋpierc·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. acute, discriminating, incisive, keen, knifelike, penetrating, penetrative, piercing, sharpadjective

   having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

   "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations"

2. cutting, keen, knifelike, piercing, stabbing, lancinate, lancinatingadjective

   painful as if caused by a sharp instrument

   "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. piercingnoun

   The action of the verb to pierce

2. piercingnoun

   A hole made in the body so that jewellery/jewelry can be worn through it

   ear piercing

3. piercingnoun

   The jewelry itself

4. piercingadjective

   Anything or anyone that pierces.

5. Etymology: From pierce + -ing

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. piercing

   Piercing is a process or practice where a specific area of the body, such as the ears, nose, tongue, lip, belly button, or other body parts, is punctured or cut to create a small hole, typically for inserting jewelry or for aesthetic, cultural, or symbolic reasons. It can also refer to the act of cutting through or into something sharply and rapidly.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Piercing

   of Pierce

2. Piercingadjective

   forcibly entering, or adapted to enter, at or by a point; perforating; penetrating; keen; -- used also figuratively; as, a piercing instrument, or thrust

How to pronounce piercing?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say piercing in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of piercing in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of piercing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of piercing in a Sentence

1. Magha:

   A subtle-witted man is like an arrow, which, rending little surface, enters deeply, but they whose minds are dull resemble stones dashing with clumsy force, but never piercing.

2. Toronto Mississauga paleontologist Kirstin Brink:

   But the serrations were most efficient for piercing flesh and gripping it while ripping off a chunk of meat, called the 'puncture and pull' feeding style.

3. Ron Vara:

   Only the Chinese can turn a leather sofa into an acid bath, a baby crib into a lethal weapon, and a cell phone battery into heart-piercing shrapnel.

4. Amit Ray:

   Meditation is listening the song of the inner Soul, seeing the beauty of the inner Self, smelling the fragrance of the inner Spirit, experiencing the touch of the Divine inner energies and tasting the piercing sweetness of the inner God.

5. Alastair Key:

   The diversity of tools is fantastic. In the 1920s, the site produced some of earliest handaxes ever discovered in Britain. Now, for the first time, we have found rare evidence of scraping and piercing implements at this very early age.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=piercing
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Piercing
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piercing