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piercing

/ˈpɪɹsɪŋ/ · 8 letters · 7 distinct letters

  1. verb

    cut or make a way through

    the knife cut through the flesh

  2. verb

    move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply

    The cold pierced her bones

  3. verb

    sound sharply or shrilly

    The scream pierced the night

  4. verb

    penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument

  5. verb

    make a hole into

    The needle pierced her flesh

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