- present participle of pierce.
piercing
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Blending Yoruba, Catholic and mystical traditions, their photos feature jet-black subjects that blend into inky backgrounds, their eyes piercing the darkness as they stare at the viewer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
In a four-star review, external, the Times noted how Heaton's "casually funny" and "deceptively piercing" latest album "again confirms his gift for dissecting human weakness with an unsentimental but humane eye".
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
But just then, a piercing pink light appears outside, and a low, opaque mist begins to creep through the seams of your tent.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2026
I brace my nervous system for the piercing shriek, let it play like my own little theme song.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
He gripped the soap bar and his pain reawakened with piercing stings.
From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young
Women in headscarves and long coats share the sidewalk with groups of young men and women in baggy jeans with body piercings and tattoos.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
You should think about overhauling your portfolio the way people should—but often don’t—decide about adding tattoos or body piercings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026
She also opted to get additional ear piercings for the series.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2025
What about in vitro fertilization treatments or ear piercings?
From Slate ● Feb. 12, 2025
He had piercings in his nose and about five on each ear, cool braided hair, and lots of tattoos.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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