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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024pier•cing /ˈpɪrsɪŋ/USA pronunciation adj. - penetrating, as with the eye or mind:He gazed at her with a piercing look.
causing or bringing about a strong emotion:a piercing memory of their former love.sharp or loud:a piercing scream.(of a wind or the cold) biting:a piercing wind.pier•cing•ly, adv. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024pierc•ing (pēr′sing),USA pronunciation adj. - loud or shrill, as the quality of a voice.
- extremely cold or bitter:a piercing wind.
- appearing to gaze deeply or penetratingly into something:piercing eyes.
- perceptive or aware;
acute:a piercing mind. - sarcastic or caustic;
cutting:piercing remarks.
- 1375–1425; late Middle English; see pierce, -ing2
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged . grating, strident, screeching.
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