The hawk has piercing eyes.
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Piercing
/ˈpɪɹsɪŋ/
Synonyms for "piercing" (365 found)
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Closest matches (73)
absorbingacerbacerbateacerbicacidacidicacidulentacidulousacridacrimoniousacupunctuationacupunctureacuteafflictiveagonizingalgidanalyticapperceptiveappercipientarctic
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Noun(11 words)
acuteaperturebitingblazing glarebodily piercingbody modificationbreachcaterwaulingcawingclarionclarioning
Strong matches (110)
deepdeep-feltdeepgoingdiscerningdistressingdouble edgeddouble-edgeddrasticdrill holedrivingear piercingear splittingear-piercingear-rendingear-splittingearsplittingearthshakingedgedeffectiveempiercement
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enthrallingentrancingescharoticexcessiveexcruciatingexorbitantexquisiteextravagantextremefarseeingfarsightedfascinatingfiercefixingforcefulforcibleforeseeingforesightedforethoughtedforethoughtfulfortefortissimofreezingfreezing coldfrigidfrostyfullfuriousgelidglacialgnawinggoringgratinggravegreatgripinggrippinggutsyhardharrowingharshheartfelthibernalhiemalhighhigh-pitchedhomefelthowlinghurtfulhurtinghyperboreanice coldice-coldice-encrustedicelikeicyimmoderateimpalementimperativeimpressiveincisiveinclementindelibleintemperateintenseirritatingkeenkeeningknifelikeknifinglancing
Adjective(7 words)
Noun(11 words)
Verb(1 words)
Related words (182)
longheadedlongsightedloudloud-soundingloudishmordaciousmordantnervousnippingnippynoisynose ticklingnose-ticklingnumbingoutrageouspainfulparoxysmalpealingpenetratingpenetration
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perceptivepercipientperforationperspicaciousperspicuouspervadingpinchingpipingpiquantplangentpoignantpointedpowerfulprickingprobingprofoundprovidentpunchingpunchypuncturepuncturingpungentrackingraucousrawreedyreekingresoundingrigorousringingroaringroughsagaciousscathingscorchingscreakyscreamingscreechingscreechysearchingsensationalseveresharpshootingshrewdshriekingshriekyshrillsiberiansinewedsinewyskeweringslashingsleetyslushysnappysonoroussourspasmaticspasmicspasmodicspellbindingsplittingsqueakingsqueakystabbingstentoraphonicstentorianstentoriousstingingstone coldstone-coldstridentstrikingstringentstrongsubzerosupercooledtarttellingterebrationthe swordthinthunderingthunderoustonitruanttonitruoustormentingtorturoustoughtransfixationtransfixiontransforationtrebletrenchanttrepanningtrephiningululantunconscionableunderstandingvehementvenomousvigorousviolentvirulentvitalvitriolicwailingwhiningwhistlingwindow-rattlingwinterboundwinterlikewinterywintrywitheringwitty
Noun(21 words)
needlingopeningpeeringpencil jabpenetratepenetratingpenetrationperforateperforationpermeatepuncturesharpyshrillshrillingsopranospearingsquawkingsquealingtransfixingyelping
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Adjective(21 words)
noisiestpenetratingpenetrativepoignant scenepointierpointiestscathing reviewscreechierscreechiestsearingsearing heatsharpsharp incenseshrillershrillestspikiersqueakiersqueakieststabbingtinny
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Adjective(1 words)
Verb(2 words)
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
12 entriesMore specific
17 entriesapertureboredrillingear piercingeyebrow piercingholeincisivenesskeenlight penetrationlip piercingnose piercingpenetrationperforationpunctureshrillsignal penetration
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Collocations
13 entriesbody piercingear piercingnose piercingpiercing gazepiercing instrumentpiercing lightpiercing noisepiercing painpiercing questionpiercing remarkpiercing screampiercing the veilpiercing through armor
Inflections
5 entriesDerivations
5 entriessimilar
2 entriesTranslations
21 translations across 16 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- թորիծ noun (hole for jewelry)
Catalan
1 entries- pírcing noun (hole for jewelry)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 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
1 entries- lävistys noun (hole for jewelry)
French
1 entries- piercing noun (hole for jewelry)
Georgian
1 entries- პირსინგი noun (hole for jewelry)
German
1 entries- Piercing noun (hole for jewelry)
Italian
1 entries- foro noun (hole for jewelry)
Japanese
1 entries- ピアスホール noun (hole for jewelry)
Polish
1 entries- piercing noun (hole for jewelry)
Portuguese
2 entries- piercing noun (hole for jewelry)
- pírcingue noun (hole for jewelry)
Russian
2 entries- пи́рсинг noun (hole for jewelry)
- прока́лывание noun (hole for jewelry)
Spanish
2 entries- piercing noun (hole for jewelry)
- pirsin noun (hole for jewelry)
Swedish
1 entries- piercing noun (hole for jewelry)
Turkish
1 entries- pirsing noun (hole for jewelry)
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.
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What is a daith piercing?
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Showing 4 of 14 available sentences.