All piercing synonyms
piercΒ·ing
P p adj piercing
- ear piercing β hole in ear for jewellery
- in the know β to perceive or understand as fact or truth; to apprehend clearly and with certainty: I know the situation fully.
- acute β An acute accent is a symbol that is placed over vowels in some languages in order to indicate how that vowel is pronounced or over one letter in a word to indicate where it is stressed. You refer to a letter with this accent as, for example, e acute. For example, there is an acute accent over the letter 'e' in the French word 'cafΓ©'.
- hiemal β of or relating to winter; wintry.
- hyperborean β Classical Mythology. one of a people supposed to live in a land of perpetual sunshine and abundance beyond the north wind.
- brassy β Brassy music is bold, harsh, and loud.
- algid β chilly or cold
- intense β existing or occurring in a high or extreme degree: intense heat.
- ear-piercing β extremely harsh and irritating to the ear: ear-piercing noise.
- campy β Campy means the same as camp.
- barbed β A barbed remark or joke seems polite or humorous, but contains a cleverly hidden criticism.
- acuate β to sharpen
- ice-cold β cold as ice: Her feet were ice-cold.
- blaring β to emit a loud, raucous sound: The trumpets blared as the procession got under way.
- ear-splitting β ear-piercing: an earsplitting explosion.
- high-pitched β Music. played or sung at a high pitch.
- gnawing β the act of a person or thing that gnaws.
- glacial β of or relating to glaciers or ice sheets.
- frore β frozen; frosty.
- blusterous β to roar and be tumultuous, as wind.
- burning β You use burning to describe something that is extremely hot.
- icebox β an insulated cabinet or chest with a partition for ice, used for preserving or cooling food, beverages, etc.
- clanging β a clanging sound.
- gnostic β pertaining to knowledge.
- high β having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.
- loud β (of sound) strongly audible; having exceptional volume or intensity: loud talking; loud thunder; loud whispers.
- iced β of or made of ice: ice shavings; an ice sculpture.
- brumal β of, characteristic of, or relating to winter; wintry
- hellbent β stubbornly or recklessly determined.
- horned β made of horn.
- intent β something that is intended; purpose; design; intention: The original intent of the committee was to raise funds.
- blatant β You use blatant to describe something bad that is done in an open or very obvious way.
- discerning β showing good or outstanding judgment and understanding: a discerning critic of French poetry.
- earsplitting β ear-piercing: an earsplitting explosion.
- cold β Something that is cold has a very low temperature or a lower temperature than is normal or acceptable.
- incisive β penetrating; cutting; biting; trenchant: an incisive tone of voice.
- double-edged β having two cutting edges, as a razor blade.
- loudmouth β a loudmouthed person.
- acuminous β keen insight; shrewdness: remarkable acumen in business matters.
- apical β of, at, or being the apex
- clangorous β a loud, resonant sound; clang.
adjective piercing
- obstreperous β resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly.
- exquisite β Extremely beautiful and, typically, delicate.
- astucious β Subtle; cunning; astute.
- windswept β open or exposed to the wind: a wind-swept beach.
- argute β (of sounds) shrill
- excruciating β Intensely painful.
- clattery β (informal) Tending to cause a clatter; noisy and possibly cumbersome.
- witty β possessing wit in speech or writing; amusingly clever in perception and expression: a witty writer.
noun piercing
- infiltration β the act or process of infiltrating.