piercing

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word piercing. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word piercing, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say piercing in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word piercing you have here. The definition of the word piercing will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofpiercing, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: Piercing

English

Etymology

pierce +‎ -ing

Pronunciation

Verb

piercing

  1. present participle and gerund of pierce

Noun

piercing (countable and uncountable, plural piercings)

A Dinka woman wearing several piercings.
  1. gerund of pierce
  3. A hole made in the body so that jewellery can be worn through it.
    ear piercing
  5. An item of jewellery designed to be fitted through a piercing (sense 2).

Derived terms

Descendants

Translations

Adjective

piercing (comparative more piercing, superlative most piercing)

  1. Appearing to look deeply into; penetrating.
    piercing eyes
  2. Of temperature, extremely cold so that it penetrates through clothing and shelter.
  3. Of sound, loud and sharp; shrill.
    The piercing noise of the children could be heard two blocks from the elementary school.
    • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 155:
      In the meantime the saw was stopped and two of the men began filing and sharpening the blades, which produced such a piercing sound that it went through bone and marrow.

Derived terms

Translations

of temperature - extremely cold
of sound - shrill
The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English piercing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpiːr.sɪŋ/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: pier‧cing

Noun

piercing m (plural piercings, diminutive piercinkje n)

  1. piercing (ornament)

Derived terms

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English piercing.

Pronunciation

Noun

piercing m (plural piercings)

  1. a piercing

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English piercing.

Pronunciation

Noun

piercing m (invariable)

  1. piercing (jewellery worn through a hole in the skin or tongue)

Anagrams

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English piercing.

Pronunciation

Noun

piercing m inan

  1. piercing (jewellery worn through a hole in the skin or tongue)

Declension

Declension of piercing
singular
nominative piercing
genitive piercingu
dative piercingowi
accusative piercing
instrumental piercingiem
locative piercingu
vocative piercingu

Further reading

  • piercing in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • piercing in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pt

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English piercing.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

piercing m (plural piercings)

  1. piercing (hole for jewelry)
  2. piercing (the jewelry itself)
    • 1999 March, Zeca Baleiro (lyrics and music), “Piercing” (0:19 from the start), in Vô Imbolá ft. Faces do Subúrbio, Rio de Janeiro: MZA Music:
      Tire o seu piercing do caminho / Que eu quero passar / Quero passar, com a minha dor
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2002, “Documento Trololó – Sadomasoquistas”, in Hermes e Renato‎, spoken by Josue (Marco Antônio Alves), São Paulo, via MTV Brasil:
      Eu comecei com um piercingzinho na orelha, né, que na época não era nem piercing, era brinco na orelha. E aí aderi à moda, cara, virou não só moda mas um prazer, né, que a dor do piercing me proporcionava. Hoje em dia eu tenho piercing pelo corpo inteiro, eu sou viciado em piercing. Eu posso te dizer que eu sou viciado em piercing.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English piercing.

Pronunciation

Noun

piercing m (plural piercings)

  1. piercing

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv

Etymology

Borrowed from English piercing.

En ung man med piercingar
A young man with piercings

Noun

piercing c

  1. piercing (body art)

Declension

Declension of piercing 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative piercing piercingen piercingar piercingarna
Genitive piercings piercingens piercingars piercingarnas

Derived terms

Turkish

Etymology

From English piercing.

Noun

piercing (definite accusative piercingi, plural piercingler)

  1. piercing

References

Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia