English Explanatory Dictionary

piercing

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of pierce
noun
  1. gerund of pierce
  2. A hole made in the body so that jewellery can be worn through it.
  3. An item of jewellery designed to be fitted through a piercing (noun sense 2).
adj
  1. Appearing to look deeply into; penetrating.
  2. Of temperature, extremely cold so that it penetrates through clothing and shelter.
  3. Of sound, loud and sharp; shrill.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɪɹsɪŋ/ /ˈpɪəsɪŋ/ en-us-piercing.ogg

Word forms

piercing piercings more piercing most piercing

Etymology

From pierce + -ing.

Synonyms

gimlety raw

Derived words

body piercing Christina piercing daith piercing industrial piercing lip piercing Madonna piercing Medusa piercing Monroe piercing Nefertiti piercing nose piercing piercing gun septum piercing armour-piercing armor-piercing ear-piercing nonpiercing piercingly piercingness unpiercing

Translations

Armenian: թորիծ Catalan: pírcing Chinese Mandarin: 刺穿 Chinese Mandarin: 穿洞 Chinese Mandarin: 沖孔 /冲孔 Dutch: piercing Finnish: lävistys French: piercing Georgian: პირსინგი German: Piercing Italian: foro Japanese: ピアスホール Polish: piercing Portuguese: piercing Portuguese: pírcingue Russian: пи́рсинг Russian: прока́лывание Spanish: pirsin Spanish: piercing Swedish: piercing Turkish: pirsing
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