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present participle and gerund of pierce examples
countable and uncountable, plural piercings
gerund of pierce examples
A hole made in the body so that jewellery can be worn through it. examples
An item of jewellery designed to be fitted through a piercing (sense 2). examples
comparative more piercing, superlative most piercing
Appearing to look deeply into; penetrating. examples
Of temperature, extremely cold so that it penetrates through clothing and shelter. examples
Of sound, loud and sharp; shrill. quotations examples
In the meantime the saw was stopped and two of the men began filing and sharpening the blades, which produced such a piercing sound that it went through bone and marrow.
1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 155