I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a piercing gaze (= a look that seems to see what you are thinking )
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He fixed the boy with a piercing gaze and waited for his response.
a shrill/piercing/high-pitched scream (= with a very high sound )
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The sound of gunfire mingled with the shrill screams of the injured.
body piercing
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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piercing beams of light
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an icy piercing wind
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He raised his hands and let out a piercing shriek.
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Her voice was nasal and piercing .
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his piercing blue eyes
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Letterman's piercing humor
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Maggie let out a piercing scream as she saw the truck speeding toward her.
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Maggie let out a piercing scream.
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Sammy put his finger and thumb in his mouth and gave a piercing whistle.
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She had a piercing vision of what life would be like without David.
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There came a piercing cry from the back of the cinema.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Cloudy and unfocused for a moment, his eyes quickly regained their normal piercing clarity.
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From the cinema itself there also came a piercing cry.
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He felt a sudden piercing need to reach out, capture her hand and pull her into his arms.
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Her eyes were a piercing , watery blue.
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Some one screamed, a high shrill piercing noise that caused her to break out in goose pimples.
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The focus of his gaze has a startlingly piercing quality; an intensity that seems to strike at your very core.
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The whistling became louder, more piercing , more painful.
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Then there was a piercing , terrified scream.
II. noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Facials, body massage, ear piercing - it's all on offer.