: a piece of jewelry (such as a ring or stud) that is attached to pierced flesh
Examples of piercing in a Sentence
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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Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 10 Jan. 2025
The two-story space offers a piercing and welding studio, as well as free engravings.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 2 Jan. 2025
David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
According to her mother, Aubrey has multiple ear piercings, a heart tattoo on her left wrist and two small purple star tattoos on her left palm.
—Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Only Jean-Baptiste could make such a screed so funny, so piercing and so devastating.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 10 Jan. 2025
The two-story space offers a piercing and welding studio, as well as free engravings.
—Violet Goldstone, WWD, 2 Jan. 2025
Noun
Representatives from the company — a national chain known for jewelry, piercings, and accessories aimed at tween and teen girls — did not respond to a request for comment.
—David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2025
According to her mother, Aubrey has multiple ear piercings, a heart tattoo on her left wrist and two small purple star tattoos on her left palm.
—Veronica Fulton, NBC News, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Piercing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/piercing. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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