piercing

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

pier·cing [piercing piercingly] adjective, noun BrE [ˈpɪəsɪŋ] NAmE [ˈpɪrsɪŋ]
adjective
1. usually before noun (of eyes or the way they look at sb)seeming to notice things about another person that would not normally be noticed, especially in a way that makes that person feel anxious or embarrassed
•She looked at me with piercing blue eyes.
•a piercing look
2. usually before noun (of sounds)very high, loud and unpleasant
Syn: ↑shrill
•a piercing shriek
•She has such a piercing voice.
3. only before noun (of feelings)affecting you very strongly, especially in a way that causes you pain
•piercing sadness
4. (of the wind or cold)very strong and feeling as if it can pass through your clothes and skin
5. only before noun sharp and able to make a hole in sth
•The animal is covered in long piercing spines.

Example Bank:
•She has such a piercing voice.
Derived Word: ↑piercingly
 
noun
1. uncountable = ↑body piercing
2. countable the hole that is made in your ear, nose or some other part of your body so that you can wear jewellery there
•She has a tongue piercing.
 

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  cutting, keen, knifelike, stabbing, lancinate, lancinating, acute, discriminating, incisive, penetrating, penetrative, sharp