piercing
11piercing — [adj] intense to the senses acute, agonizing, arctic, biting, bitter, blaring, cold, deafening, earsplitting, excruciating, exquisite, fierce, freezing, frosty, high, high pitched, keen, knifelike, loud, numbing, painful, penetrating, powerful,… …
12Piercing — Verschiedene Piercings im Gesicht Piercing (von engl. to pierce [pɪəs], „durchbohren, durchstechen“ über altfrz. percier und lat. pertundere, „durchstoßen, durchbrechen“) ist eine Form der Körpermodifikation, bei der Schmuck …
13Piercing — Jeune femme porteuse de plusieurs piercings du visage (Monroe, Septum et Labret) …
14piercing — pierc|ing1 [ˈpıəsıŋ US ˈpır ] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(eyes/look)¦ 2¦(sound)¦ 3¦(wind)¦ 4¦(pain)¦ 5¦(emotion)¦ ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1.) ¦(EYES/LOOK)¦ literary someone with piercing eyes is looking at you and seems to know what you are thinking ▪ There was mockery now… …
15piercing — pierc|ing1 [ pırsıŋ ] adjective ▸ 1 loud/high/unpleasant ▸ 2 about eyes ▸ 3 wind/air: painfully cold ▸ 4 feelings: very strong ▸ 5 light: strong and bright 1. ) very loud, high, and unpleasant: PENETRATING: a piercing scream/whistle 2. ) MAINLY… …
16piercing — [[t]pɪ͟ə(r)sɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A piercing sound or voice is high pitched and very sharp and clear in an unpleasant way. A piercing scream split the air. ...a piercing whistle. Derived words: piercingly ADV GRADED She screamed again …
17Piercing — Pier|cing 〈[pi:rsıŋ] n. 15〉 das Durchstechen von Haut (Ohren, Nase), um Schmuck anzubringen [engl.; zu pierce „(durch)stechen“] * * * Pier|cing, das; s, s [engl. piercing, zu: to pierce, ↑ piercen] …
18piercing — I UK [ˈpɪə(r)sɪŋ] / US [ˈpɪrsɪŋ] adjective 1) very loud, high, and unpleasant a piercing scream/whistle 2) mainly literary piercing eyes or looks seem to show that someone sees and understands more than other people She met his piercing gaze, and …
19piercing — adjective 1 SOUND high, sharp, and usually unpleasant: Raimundo grinned and let out a piercing whistle. 2 COLD/WIND very cold and seeming to cut through your clothes: The wind whipped off the water with a piercing bite. 3 EYES/LOOK seeming to… …
20piercing — adjective 1) a piercing shriek Syn: shrill, ear splitting, high pitched, penetrating, strident, loud 2) the piercing wind Syn: bitter, biting, cutting, penetrating, sharp, keen …
