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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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
Meanwhile, Thanos has found a new señorita to try to charm: Player 380, who has short hair and several piercings.—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024 Stack a few of them in multiple piercings, or use them to contrast bolder pieces, these truly make ear styling a breeze.—Alanna Martine Kilkeary, Glamour, 23 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for piercing
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