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piercing: Meaning and Definition of
pierc•ing
Pronunciation: (p?r'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.