EAR-PIERCING

Meaning of EAR-PIERCING in English

ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective

: shrill and irritating to the ear

an ear-piercing shriek

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

EAR-PIERCING — /ear"pear'sing/ , adj. extremely harsh and irritating to the ear: ear-piercing noise. [ 1595-1605 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EAR-PIERCING — ■ adjective loud and shrill. ■ noun the piercing of the lobes or edges of the ears to allow the …
Concise Oxford English vocab
EAR-PIERCING — adjective , noun ■ adjective [ only before noun ] very high, loud and unpleasant : an ear-piercing scream ■ …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EAR PIERCING — Synonyms and related words : acute, argute, booming, creaky, deafening, ear-rending, ear-splitting, earthshaking, forte, fortissimo, full, howling, keen, keening, loud, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
EAR-PIERCING — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
EAR-PIERCING — adj. Ear-piercing is used with these nouns: ↑ scream , ↑ shriek
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
EAR-PIERCING — пронзительный (о звуке)
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
EAR-PIERCING — Сильно
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
EAR-PIERCING — Пронзительный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
EAR-PIERCING — Остро
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
EAR-PIERCING — Огненный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
EAR-PIERCING — Обдирающий
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
EAR-PIERCING — a пронзительный ( о звуке )
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
EAR PIERCING — (a) пронзительный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
EAR-PIERCING — a пронзительный ( о звуке )
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
EAR-PIERCING — a пронзительный ( о звуке )
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
EAR-PIERCING — пронзительный (о звуке)
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
EAR — I Organ of hearing and balance. The outer ear directs sound vibrations through the auditory canal to the eardrum, which …
Английский словарь Британика
PIERCING — I. noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English percing, from gerund of percen to pierce : the act or process …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EAR — I. ˈi(ə)r, ˈiə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English ere, from Old English ēare; akin to Old High German …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PIERCING — (a.) Forcibly entering, or adapted to enter, at or by a point; perforating; penetrating; keen; -- used also figuratively; as, …
Английский словарь Webster
PIERCING — ( a. ) Forcibly entering, or adapted to enter, at or by a point; perforating; penetrating; keen; -- used also …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PIERCING — — piercingly , adv. — piercingness , n. /pear"sing/ , adj. 1. loud or shrill, as the quality of a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EAR — ear 1 — earless , adj. — earlike , adj. /ear/ , n. 1. the organ of hearing and equilibrium …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PIERCING — I. adjective Date: 14th century : penetrating : as a. : loud , shrill piercing cries b. : perceptive piercing …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EAR — I. ˈir noun Etymology: Middle English ere, from Old English ēare; akin to Old High German ōra ear, Latin auris, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PIERCING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of pierce. 2. piercing ·adj forcibly entering, or adapted to enter, at or by a point; perforating; …
Webster English vocab
EAR — noun the organ of hearing; the external ear. 2. ear ·noun ·same·as crossette. 3. ear ·noun ·same·as acroterium. 4. ear …
Webster English vocab
PIERCING — [piercing] adj (14c): penetrating: as a: loud, shrill "~ cries" b: perceptive "~ eyes" c: penetratingly cold: biting "a ~ …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
EAR — [ear] n [ME ere, fr. OE eare; akin to OHG ora ear, L auris, Gk ous] (bef. 12c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
EAR — vertebrate organ of hearing and equilibrium that detects and analyzes noises by transduction (or the conversion of sound waves into …
Britannica English vocabulary
PIERCING — / ˈpɪəsɪŋ; NAmE ˈpɪrsɪŋ/ adjective , noun ■ adjective 1. [ usually before noun ] ( of eyes or the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EAR
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PIERCING — I. pierc ‧ ing 1 /ˈpɪəsɪŋ $ ˈpɪr-/ BrE AmE adjective 1 . EYES/LOOK literary someone with piercing eyes is …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EAR — ear S2 W2 /ɪə $ ɪr/ BrE AmE noun [ Sense 1,2: Language: Old English ; Origin: eare ] [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EAR — n. 1 a the organ of hearing and balance in man and vertebrates, esp. the external part of this. b …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EAR — n. 1 a the organ of hearing and balance in man and vertebrates, esp. the external part of this. b …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
EAR — 1. n.1 a the organ of hearing and balance in man and vertebrates, esp. the external part of this. b …
Oxford English vocab
PIERCING — 1. A piercing sound or voice is high-pitched and very sharp and clear in an unpleasant way. A piercing scream …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EAR — ( ears) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Your ears are the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PIERCING — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a piercing gaze (= a look that seems to see what you are thinking …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EAR
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PIERCING — [adjective]Troops have been issued with new armour-piercing anti-tank grenades.Piercing usually describes something that is unpleasant or uncomfortable because it goes …
Cambridge English vocab
EAR — (BODY PART) [noun] [C] - either of the two organs, one on each side of the head, by which people …
Cambridge English vocab
EAR — n. Organ of hearing and balance. The outer ear directs sound vibrations through the auditory canal to the eardrum, which …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
PIERCING — Synonyms and related words : Siberian, absorbing, acerb, acerbate, acerbic, acid, acidic, acidulent, acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, acupunctuation, acupuncture, acute, afflictive, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
EAR
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
EAR — See: ABOUT ONE'S EARS or AROUND ONE'S EARS, BELIEVE ONE'S EARS, DRY BEHIND THE EARS, FLEA IN ONE'S EAR, GIVE …
Slang English vocab
PIERCING — I. noun Piercing is used after these nouns: ↑ body , ↑ ear , ↑ tongue II. adj. Piercing is …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
EAR
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PIERCING — adj. 25B6; adjective a piercing shriek : SHRILL, ear-splitting, high-pitched, penetrating, strident, loud. the piercing wind : BITTER, biting, cutting, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
EAR — n. 25B6; noun an infection of the ear. : See list. he had the ear of the president : ATTENTION, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PIERCING — adj. 1 strident, shrill, harsh, ear-splitting, ear-shattering, high-pitched, screaming, shrieking, screeching, loud, blaring The piercing sound of the police siren …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
EAR — See: ABOUT ONE'S EARS or AROUND ONE'S EARS, BELIEVE ONE'S EARS, DRY BEHIND THE EARS, FLEA IN ONE'S EAR, GIVE …
Словарь английских идиом
PIERCING — A strident, shrill sound which is hard on the ears. A piercing sound usually has peaks in the frequency response …
Guitar English Glossary
PIERCING — 1. сущ. 1) прокол, укол Syn : perforation, puncture, penetration 2) тех. диаметр в свету 2. прил. 1) а) пронизывающий, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
EAR — I сущ. 1) ухо, ушная раковина inner ear ≈ внутреннее ухо middle ear ≈ среднее ухо outer ear ≈ наружное …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PIERCING — piercing.ogg 1. ʹpıəsıŋ n 1. 1> бурение 2> просверливание 3> проколка, пробивание ( отверстий ) 4> горн. проходка, сбойка 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
EAR — ear.ogg _I ıə n 1. ухо to stop one's ears - заткнуть (себе) уши 2. 1> слух to grate on …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PIERCING — 1) пробивка 2) прошивка ( трубной заготовки в гильзу ) • - aperture piercing - die piercing - hot piercing …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
PIERCING — 1) пробивка 2) прошивка (трубной заготовки в гильзу) • - aperture piercing - die piercing - hot piercing - jet piercing - rotary piercing
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
PIERCING — 1) пересекающий 2) пересечение 3) пробивка 4) пробивной 5) проколка 6) пронизывающий 7) проникновение 8) прошивочный • piercing point of a line — точка пересечения прямой (с плоскостью), след …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
PIERCING — 1. сущ.1) прокол, укол Syn:perforation, puncture, penetration 2) тех. диаметр в свету 2. прил.1) а) пронизывающий, прокалывающий Syn: perforating, penetrating …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
EAR — ear I сущ.1) ухо, ушная раковина inner ear — внутреннее ухо middle ear — среднее ухо outer ear — наружное …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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