piercing - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'piercing' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Piercing

[ a.]

- Forcibly entering, or adapted to enter, at or by a point; perforating; penetrating; keen; -- used also figuratively; as, a piercing instrument, or thrust.

2 . Piercing

[ p. pr. & vb. n.]

- of Pierce

Meaning of 'piercing' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . piercing

[ s]

Meaning (1):
- painful as if caused by a sharp instrument

Example in sentence:

a cutting wind;
a stabbing pain;
keen winds;
knifelike cold;
lancinating pain;
piercing cold;
piercing criticism;
piercing knifelike pains

Meaning (2):
- having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

Example in sentence:

an acute observer of politics and politicians;
as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang;
frequent penetrative observations;
icy knifelike reasoning;
incisive comments;
penetrating insight

Nearby Words:

pie piebald piece pieced pieceless piecely piecemeal piecemealed piecener piecer

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