piercing

Signification (Anglais)

Verb

present participle and gerund of pierce

Noun

1. (countable, form-of, gerund, uncountable) gerund of pierce
2. (countable, uncountable) A hole made in the body so that jewellery can be worn through it.
3. (countable, uncountable) An item of jewellery designed to be fitted through a piercing (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.

pierce

• Verb
• Noun

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Concepts

perçant

piercing

aigu

vif

perçage

tranchant

criard

percement

pointu

aiguisé

incisif

pénétrant

acerbe

Synonymes

penetrating

shrill

sharp

keen

perforating

boring

cutting

acute

perforation

stabbing

biting

knifelike

stinging

pungent

penetrative

incisive

lancinating

penetration

drilling

lancinate

fulgurating

pervasive

splitting

discriminating

smart

screeching

puncture

strident

pointed

permeative

pricking

high-pitched

harsh

perceptive

punching

trenchant

glaring

fly

✈️

clear

fixed

fierce

clamorous

beaked

fell

caustic

noisy

nippy

mordant

discriminative

bright

Traductions

penetrante

Piercing

penetrante

schneidend

pirsin

penetrant

διαπεραστικός

stechend

penetrante

διάτρηση

penetrabilis

scharf

τρύπημα

acuto

durchdringend

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈpɪɹsɪŋ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From pierce + -ing.