Meaning of piercing

pierc•ing

Pronunciation: (pēr'sing), [key]

— adj.

loud or shrill, as the quality of a voice.
extremely cold or bitter: a piercing wind.
appearing to gaze deeply or penetratingly into something: piercing eyes.
perceptive or aware; acute: a piercing mind.
sarcastic or caustic; cutting: piercing remarks.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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piercing (Thesaurus)

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