piercing
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Synonyms: piecing, peering, coercing, perching, pieing, percine, pierini, perking, percina, amercing, perming
Antonyms: piecing, peering, coercing, perching, pieing, percine, pierini, perking, percina, amercing, perming
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Verb
- {{infl of|en|pierce||ing-form}}
Noun
- {{gerund of|en|pierce}}
- {{senseid|en|hole for jewellery}} A hole made in the body so that [[jewellery]] can be worn through it.
- {{senseid|en|item of jewellery}} An item of jewellery designed to be fitted through a piercing ({{senseno|en|hole for jewellery}}).
Adjective
- Appearing to look deeply into; [[penetrating]].
- Of temperature, extremely cold so that it penetrates through clothing and shelter.
- Of sound, loud and sharp; [[shrill]].
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