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- [peer-sing]
- /ˈpɪər sɪŋ/
- /ˈpɪə.sɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [peer-sing]
- /ˈpɪər sɪŋ/
Definitions of piercing word
- adjective piercing loud or shrill, as the quality of a voice. 1
- adjective piercing extremely cold or bitter: a piercing wind. 1
- adjective piercing appearing to gaze deeply or penetratingly into something: piercing eyes. 1
- adjective piercing perceptive or aware; acute: a piercing mind. 1
- adjective piercing sarcastic or caustic; cutting: piercing remarks. 1
- verb with object piercing to penetrate into or run through (something), as a sharp, pointed dagger, object, or instrument does. 1
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Origin of piercing
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
late Middle English word dating back to 1375-1425; See origin at pierce, -ing2
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Piercing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
piercing popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
piercing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for piercing
adj piercing
noun piercing
- infiltration — the act or process of infiltrating.
adjective piercing
- argute — (of sounds) shrill
- astucious — Subtle; cunning; astute.
- beady — Beady eyes are small, round, and bright.
- clattery — (informal) Tending to cause a clatter; noisy and possibly cumbersome.
- excruciating — Intensely painful.
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