piercing

[US]/ˈpɪəsɪŋ/
[UK]/ˈpɪrsɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. sharp; shrill; penetrating; cutting; bone-chilling; ear-piercing

Phrases & Collocations

a piercing gaze

piercing pain

piercing wind

piercing die

piercing mill

body piercing

Example Sentences

he had piercing blue eyes.

he sang in a piercing falsetto.

she let out a piercing scream.

a piercing blast from the steam whistle.

Piercing mill is the most important equipment on the rolling pipe line,and the frame is the nucleal component of the piercing mill.

All of a sudden he let out a piercing shriek.

He felt uneasy at acute piercing sound.

the alarm emits an ear-piercing screech.

he stared at me with those piercing eyes.

a piercing whistle shrilled through the night air.

The piercing wind fanged his ears.

the caged bird launched into a piercing trill.

Without the piercing chilliness of the snowfall,where comes the fragrant whiff of the plum blossoms.

piercing eyes glittered beneath a great beetling brow.

tourists gaping at the sights. Toglare is to fix another with a hard, piercing stare:

A petty pharmaceutic firm conducted a pilot scheme among pilgrims with piercing eyes.

People who give and receive tattoos, piercings, and scarification procedures can also be at risk of infection.

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