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Defenition of the word piercing

    • Defenition of the word piercing

      • having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent penetrative observations"
      • as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "a gray world with ice and toothed winds"
      • suitable for cutting or piercing; "incisive teeth"; "the piercing needle"
      • loud and sharp; "the piercing shriek of sirens"
      • high-pitched and sharp; "piercing screams"; "a shrill whistle"
      • as physically painful as if caused by a sharp instrument; "a cutting wind"; "keen winds"; "knifelike cold"; "piercing knifelike pains"; "piercing cold"; "piercing criticism"; "a stabbing pain"; "lancinating pain"
      • having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions; "an acute observer of politics and politicians"; "incisive comments"; "icy knifelike reasoning"; "as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang"; "penetrating insight"; "frequent pene
      • painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
      • having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

    Synonyms for the word piercing

      • acute
      • biting
      • bitter
      • blaring
      • cold
      • cutting
      • discriminating
      • ear-piercing
      • earsplitting
      • freezing
      • high-pitched
      • incisive
      • intense
      • keen
      • knife-like
      • knifelike
      • loud
      • painful
      • penetrating
      • penetrative
      • raw
      • screaming
      • sharp
      • shattering
      • shooting
      • shrill
      • stabbing
      • wintry

    Similar words in the piercing

      • cacophonic
      • cacophonous
      • high
      • high-pitched
      • perceptive
      • piercing
      • piercingly
      • sharp

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