piercing

Pierce  (pîrs), Franklin 1804-1869.

The 14th President of the United States (1853-1857). He was unable to reconcile the issue of slavery that divided the United States.

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pierce  (pîrs)

v. pierced, pierc·ing, pierc·es

v.tr.

1. To cut or pass through with or as if with a sharp instrument; stab or penetrate.

2. To make a hole or opening in; perforate.

3. To make a way through: The path pierced the wilderness.

4. To sound sharply through: His shout pierced the din.

5. To succeed in penetrating (something) with the eyes or the intellect: Large glowing yellow eyes pierced the darkness.

v.intr.

To penetrate into or through something: The rocket pierced through space.

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[Middle English percen, from Old French percer, probably from Vulgar Latin *pertsire, from Latin pertsus, past participle of pertundere, to bore through : per-, per- + tundere, to beat.]

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piercer n.

piercing adj.

piercing·ly adv.

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piercing [ˈpɪəsɪŋ]

adj

1. (of a sound) sharp and shrill

2. (of eyes or a look) intense and penetrating

3. (of an emotion) strong and deeply affecting

4. (of cold or wind) intense or biting

n

1. the art or practice of piercing body parts for the insertion of jewellery

2. an instance of the piercing of a body part

piercingly  adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	piercing - 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" incisive, keen, penetrating, penetrative, knifelike, discriminating, acute, sharp perceptive - having the ability to perceive or understand; keen in discernment; "a perceptive eye"; "a perceptive observation"
	2.	piercing - 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" lancinate, lancinating, stabbing, cutting, knifelike, keen sharp - keenly and painfully felt; as if caused by a sharp edge or point; "a sharp pain"; "sharp winds"

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piercing

adjective

1. (of sound) penetrating, sharp, loud, shattering, shrill, high-pitched, ear-splitting a piercing whistle
penetrating low, quiet, inaudible, mellifluous, low-pitched, soundless

2. perceptive, searching, aware, bright (informal), sharp, keen, alert, probing, penetrating, shrewd, perspicacious, quick-witted He fixes you with a piercing stare.
perceptive slow, thick, obtuse, unperceptive, slow-witted

3. sharp, shooting, powerful, acute, severe, intense, painful, stabbing, fierce, racking, exquisite, excruciating, agonizing I felt a piercing pain in my abdomen.

4. (of weather) cold, biting, keen, freezing, bitter, raw, arctic, nipping, numbing, frosty, wintry, nippy a piercing wind

Translations

piercing [ˈpɪəsɪŋ] ADJ → penetrante, agudo; [eyes, gaze] → penetrante; [cry] → desgarrador; [wind] → cortante; [cold] → penetrante; [pain] → punzante

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piercing [ˈpɪə^rsɪŋ]

adj

[cry, sound] → perçant(e)

[eyes, stare] → perçant(e)

[wind] → cinglant(e)

n → piercing m
She has several piercings → Elle a plusieurs piercings.

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piercing

adj

→ durchdringend; cold, wind also → schneidend; stare → stechend, durchdringend; sarcasm → beißend; wit → scharf; piercing blue eyes → durchdringende blaue Augen

(liter, = painful) → durchdringend

n (= body piercing) → Piercing nt

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piercing [ˈpɪəsɪŋ] adj (gen) → penetrante; (cry) → lacerante, acuto/a; (wind, sarcasm) → pungente

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piercing [ˈpɪəsɪŋ] adj (gen) → penetrante; (cry) → lacerante, acuto/a; (wind, sarcasm) → pungente

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