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Piercing

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Definitions for Piercing

adjective
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
Synonyms
acute discriminating incisive keen knifelike penetrating penetrative sharp
Examples
  1. an acute observer of politics and politicians
  2. incisive comments
  3. icy knifelike reasoning
  4. as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang
  5. penetrating insight
  6. frequent penetrative observations
adjective
painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
Synonyms
cutting keen knifelike stabbing lancinate lancinating
Examples
  1. a cutting wind
  2. keen winds
  3. knifelike cold
  4. piercing knifelike pains
  5. piercing cold
  6. piercing criticism
  7. a stabbing pain
  8. lancinating pain
verb
cut or make a way through
Synonyms
pierce
Examples
  1. the knife cut through the flesh
  2. The path pierced the jungle
  3. Light pierced through the forest
verb
move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply
Synonyms
pierce
Examples
  1. The cold pierced her bones
  2. Her words pierced the students
verb
sound sharply or shrilly
Synonyms
pierce
Examples
  1. The scream pierced the night
verb
penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
Synonyms
pierce thrust
verb
make a hole into
Synonyms
pierce
Examples
  1. The needle pierced her flesh

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