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| pierc·ing [ prssing ] |
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1. penetrating: having an unpleasantly intense quality
  a piercing cry
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2. perceptive: capable of acute perception
her piercing gaze
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3. intensely cold: having a sharp, deeply chilling coldness
a piercing wind
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noun (plural pierc·ings) |
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1. making of holes in body parts: the practice of piercing holes in parts of the body so that rings or studs can be inserted
body piercing
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2. hole for ring in body: a hole pierced in a part of the body to take a ring or stud
She had piercings on her eyebrow and nose.
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| pierc·ing·ly adverb |
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