Piercing synonyms
pîr'sĭng
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Penetrating
Penetrating
Sudden and shrill:
Loud and shrill enough to hurt the ears:
The definition of incisive is someone or something accurate, clear thinking or well focused.
loud (related)
(Of clothing, decorations, etc.) Having unpleasantly and tastelessly contrasting colours or patterns; gaudy.
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The definition of boring is something for making holes.
Having a pitch corresponding to a relatively large number of sound-wave cycles per second:
shrill (related)
Producing a sharp, high-pitched tone or sound:
penetrating (related)
Able or seeming to penetrate:
To pass into or through something.
More generally, to pierce (something) with any long, pointed object.
Lofty; exalted
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Involving or showing strain or extreme effort:
The definition of keen is something sharp or intense.
Requiring trouble and care; exacting and difficult
Sharp or pungent to the smell or, formerly, the taste
The definition of pungent is something with a strong smell or taste, or something directly to the point.
(Informal) Very active or successful; brisk
Elevated in pitch
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Causing the feeling of a sudden excitement.
low (antonym)
Ranked near the beginning of an ascending series or scale:
soft (antonym)
Having low dissolved mineral content:
weak (antonym)
Having few resources; relatively low in wealth, numbers, supplies, etc.
Acute is defined as something that is very serious, severe or extreme.
Marked by severity or intensity
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Characterized by a sensation of cutting, piercing, or stabbing.
Marked by severity or intensity
Characterized by the music of the “peaceful” pipe rather than of the “warlike” drums, trumpets, etc.; hence, peaceful or tranquil
Elevated in pitch
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big (related)
Of great significance; momentous:
sounds (related)
Elevated in pitch
Sharply penetrating; piercing:
painful as if caused by a sharp instrument
Able to recognize or draw fine distinctions or judgments:
Having the ability to penetrate
bayonetting
(UK) Present participle of bayonet.
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To fail to fulfill; cancel:
To inflict wounds or a wound on.
Transfix is to pierce with something pointed, or to cause someone to become motionless as they concentrate on someone or something either in a good way or a bad way.
To prick or wound with a sting
To mark, pierce, cut, etc. with a spike or spikes, or impale on a spike
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To cut or wound with a sweeping stroke or strokes, as of a knife
To penetrate or explore physically, especially with a probe, in order to find or discover something:
To put, hit, or drive into a hole
To make a long deep cut in; slash deeply.
To bore a hole or holes
(Mineralogy) To break a single crystal (such as a gemstone or semiconductor wafer) along one of its more symmetrical crystallographic planes (often by impact), forming facets on the resulting pieces.
To enlarge or shape (a hole) with a broach
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To cut, grip, or tear with the teeth.
To enter or appear in a manner regarded as disruptive, inappropriate, or unwelcome
To make a breach in; break open or through
To cut (off); sever
opening (related)
To remove the wrapping from:
helping (related)
To refrain from; avoid or resist. Used with can or cannot:
ear-piercing (related)
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piercings (related)
Elevated in pitch
Transparent in colour.
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