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- Dictionarypiercing/ˈpɪəsɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. having or showing shrewdness or keen intelligence: "her piercing analysis" Similar
noun
- 1. a small hole in a part of the body, typically other than the ears, made so as to insert a ring, stud, or other piece of jewellery: "this is the place to get your tattoo or piercing done"
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piercing. noun. uk / ˈpɪə.sɪŋ / us / ˈpɪr.sɪŋ / [ C ] a hole made in the body for wearing jewellery: He has several tattoos and multiple piercings. a belly button / nose piercing. [ U ] the process of making a hole in the body for wearing jewellery: They offer ear piercing, facials, massage, and manicures.
noun. : a piece of jewelry (such as a ring or stud) that is attached to pierced flesh.
appearing to gaze deeply or penetratingly into something: piercing eyes. perceptive or aware; acute: a piercing mind. sarcastic or caustic; cutting: piercing remarks. having an unpleasantly intense quality or effect: a piercing drought. noun. an act or instance of making a hole or opening in something:
A piercing is a hole that has been made in part of someone's body that they can put jewellery in.
PIERCING definition: 1. A piercing noise, light, etc is very strong and unpleasant: 2. Piercing eyes seem to look at…. Learn more.
piercing. adjective. /ˈpɪəsɪŋ/ /ˈpɪrsɪŋ/ [usually before noun] (of eyes or the way they look at somebody) seeming to notice things about another person that would not normally be noticed, especially in a way that makes that person feel anxious or embarrassed. She looked at me with piercing blue eyes. a piercing look.
Piercing means loud or intense, like the piercing scream of the heroine in a horror movie or the piercing cold of the wind on a frigid February morning. The adjective piercing comes from pierce, which means to poke a hole in something with a sharp object.
