Synonyms for piercing
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : peer-sing |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɪər sɪŋ |
Top 10 synonyms for piercing Other synonyms for the word piercing
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for piercing
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