Adjective
She looked at me with piercing eyes, and I was suddenly frightened that she knew what I had done.
I tried to avoid his piercing stare.
She felt a piercing sadness when she heard the news. Noun
There's a small shop in town where they do tattooing and body piercing.
She got another ear piercing.
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Adjective
The sad and piercing voice of the funeral crier continued, reciting the phrases over and over, and very soon the cries of women and children filled the night air.—Mohammed Naseehu Ali, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2024 For the piercing and tattoo shop, that changeover started last September with checking the building's insulation and air sealing to determine what size heat pumps were needed.—Jeff Brady, NPR, 4 Mar. 2024
Noun
In the 1990s, the brand's namesake stores were the place to go to get ear piercings or colorful jewelry — think mood rings, sunflower charms and slap bracelets.—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024 Marketing had not created public demand for things like tattoos, piercings, designer shoes, the latest in sportswear and recreational toys for mountain trails and streams.—Dean Minnich, Baltimore Sun, 16 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for piercing
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