The hawk has piercing eyes.
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Piercing
//ˈpɪɹsɪŋ//
Synonyms for "piercing" (303 found)
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Closest matches (61)
absorbingacerbacerbateacerbicacidacidicacidulentacidulousacridacrimoniousacupunctuationacupunctureacuteafflictiveagonizingalgidanalyticapperceptiveappercipientarctic
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argutearrestingasperousastringentastuteatrociousbayonettingbelow zerobitingbitterbitterly coldblaringbleakboomingboreborealboringbriskbroachbrumalcausticchillingcogentcoldcold as charitycold as deathcold as icecold as marblecorrodingcorrosivecrampingcreakycrispcruelcuttingdeafeningdeepdeep-feltdeepgoing
Strong matches (91)
discerningdistressingdouble edgeddouble-edgeddrasticdrill holedrivingear piercingear splittingear-piercingear-rendingear-splittingearsplittingearthshakingedgedeffectiveempiercemententhrallingentrancingescharotic
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excessiveexcruciatingexorbitantexquisiteextravagantextremefarseeingfarsightedfascinatingfiercefixingforcefulforcibleforeseeingforesightedforethoughtedforethoughtfulfortefortissimofreezingfreezing coldfrigidfrostyfullfuriousgelidglacialgnawinggoringgratinggravegreatgripinggrippinggutsyhardharrowingharshheartfelthibernalhiemalhighhigh-pitchedhomefelthowlinghurtfulhurtinghyperboreanice coldice-coldice-encrustedicelikeicyimmoderateimpalementimperativeimpressiveincisiveinclementindelibleintemperateintenseirritatingkeenkeeningknifelike
Adjective(4 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (151)
knifinglancinatinglancinglongheadedlongsightedloudloud-soundingloudishmordaciousmordantnervousnippingnippynoisynose ticklingnose-ticklingnumbingoutrageouspainfulparoxysmal
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pealingpenetratingpenetrationpenetrativeperceptivepercipientperforationperspicaciousperspicuouspervadingpinchingpipingpiquantplangentpoignantpointedpowerfulprickingprobingprofoundprovidentpunchingpunchypuncturepuncturingpungentrackingraucousrawreedyreekingresoundingrigorousringingroaringroughsagaciousscathingscorchingscreakyscreamingscreechingscreechysearchingsensationalseveresharpshootingshrewdshriekingshriekyshrillsiberiansinewedsinewyskeweringslashingsleetyslushysnappysonoroussourspasmaticspasmicspasmodicspellbindingsplittingsqueakingsqueakystabbingstentoraphonicstentorianstentoriousstingingstone coldstone-coldstridentstrikingstringentstrongsubzerosupercooledtarttellingterebrationthe swordthinthunderingthunderoustonitruanttonitruoustormentingtorturoustoughtransfixationtransfixiontransforationtrebletrenchanttrepanningtrephiningululantunconscionableunderstandingvehementvenomousvigorousviolentvirulentvitalvitriolicwailingwhiningwhistlingwindow-rattlingwinterboundwinterlikewinterywintrywitheringwitty
Adjective(6 words)
Adjective(4 words)
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Synonyms
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1 entriesis a
2 entriesrelated to
4 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
57 translations across 22 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ὀξύφωνος adj (of sound - shrill)
Armenian
1 entries- թորիծ noun (hole for jewelry)
Belarusian
2 entries- прані́злівы adj (of sound - shrill)
- прарэзлівы adj (of sound - shrill)
Bulgarian
4 entries- пронизващ adj (of temperature - extremely cold)
- пронизителен adj (of sound - shrill)
- проницателен adj (appearing to look deeply into; penetrating)
- пирсинг noun (the jewelry itself)
Catalan
1 entries- pírcing noun (hole for jewelry)
Chinese Mandarin
4 entries- 尖利 adj (appearing to look deeply into; penetrating)
- 刺穿 noun (hole for jewelry)
- 沖孔 /冲孔 noun (hole for jewelry)
- 穿洞 noun (hole for jewelry)
Dutch
1 entries- piercing noun (hole for jewelry)
Finnish
3 entries- läpitunkeva adj (appearing to look deeply into; penetrating)
- lävistys noun (hole for jewelry)
- lävistys noun (the jewelry itself)
French
2 entries- piercing noun (hole for jewelry)
- piercing noun (the jewelry itself)
Georgian
2 entries- პირსინგი noun (hole for jewelry)
- პირსინგი noun (the jewelry itself)
German
4 entries- beißend adj (of temperature - extremely cold)
- durchdringend adj (appearing to look deeply into; penetrating)
- durchdringend adj (of sound - shrill)
- schrill adj (of sound - shrill)
Italian
4 entries- penetrante adj (appearing to look deeply into; penetrating)
- penetrante adj (of temperature - extremely cold)
- pungente adj (appearing to look deeply into; penetrating)
- foro noun (hole for jewelry)
Japanese
2 entries- ピアス noun (the jewelry itself)
- ピアスホール noun (hole for jewelry)
Korean
1 entries- 피어싱 noun (the jewelry itself)
Latin
2 entries- penetrālis adj (appearing to look deeply into; penetrating)
- strīdulus adj (of sound - shrill)
Māori
4 entries- kōtaratara adj (of temperature - extremely cold)
- tio adj (of temperature - extremely cold)
- tīkākā adj (of sound - shrill)
- tīwharawhara adj (of sound - shrill)
Polish
1 entries- piercing noun (hole for jewelry)
Portuguese
4 entries- piercing noun (hole for jewelry)
- piercing noun (the jewelry itself)
- pírcingue noun (hole for jewelry)
- pírcingue noun (the jewelry itself)
Russian
2 entries- пи́рсинг noun (hole for jewelry)
- прока́лывание noun (hole for jewelry)
Spanish
4 entries- punzante adj (appearing to look deeply into; penetrating)
- piercing noun (hole for jewelry)
- piercing noun (the jewelry itself)
- pirsin noun (hole for jewelry)
Swedish
1 entries- piercing noun (hole for jewelry)
Turkish
3 entries- hızma noun (the jewelry itself)
- pirsing noun (hole for jewelry)
- pirsing noun (the jewelry itself)
Sample sentences
14 total sentences available.
The xylophone's piercing high notes have bloodied ears around the world.
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You have very piercing eyes.
Source: tatoeba (1064521)
What is a daith piercing?
Source: tatoeba (1356496)
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