Antonyms for piercing

Grammar : Adj

Spell : peer-sing

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɪər sɪŋ

Definition of piercing

Origin : in reference to cold, sound, etc., early 15c., present participle adjective from pierce (v.). Figuratively, of pain, grief, etc., from late 14c. Related: Piercingly.

adj intense to the senses

Example sentences :

Yet, every word had in it the piercing, horrible sting of truth.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

Our disaster was too awful, and the pathos of that solitary survivor too piercing.
Extract from : « The Comrade In White » by W. H. Leathem

Daylight had not yet succeeded in piercing through the night clouds.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

His face was stern, his nose beak-like, and his small eyes grey and piercing.
Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings

A second cry arose, piercing the silence with needle-like shrillness.
Extract from : « White Fang » by Jack London

Marsh shouted to the chairman, and the piercing whistle for order was heard.
Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole

Its notes are so strong and piercing that they are only agreeable in the woods.
Extract from : « The History of Louisiana » by Le Page Du Pratz

And hers was full of a new and wonderful beauty, a piercing joy.
Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens

But now his vision seemed to have grown keener, to be piercing deeper.
Extract from : « Cleo The Magnificent » by Louis Zangwill

He hesitated for an instant, embarrassed by the piercing glance she fixed upon him.
Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola

Synonyms for piercing

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