Other Words for Piercing

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Piercing as a Adjective has these synonyms:

penetrating, icy, frosty, frigid, chilling, freezing, cold, numbing, keen, wintry, arctic, raw, bitter, fierce, biting, nipping, nippy
Example: Shivering in that piercing wind I thought I'd never be warm again.

stabbing, shooting, excruciating, exquisite, acute, sharp, severe, agonizing, fierce, intense, painful, racking
Example: I suddenly felt a piercing pain in my left ear.

Piercing as a Verb has these synonyms:

probing, searching, penetrating, sharp, keen, arresting, gripping, spellbinding, enthralling, fascinating, entrancing
Example: I was completely transfixed by her piercing green eyes.

strident, shrill, harsh, ear-splitting, ear-shattering, high-pitched, screaming, shrieking, screeching, loud, blaring
Example: The piercing sound of the police siren made me sit bolt-upright in bed.

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