American English pronunciation
How to pronounce pierced
IPA transcription: ['pɪɹst]
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Verb
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cut or make a way through
“the knife cut through the flesh”
“The path pierced the jungle”
“Light pierced through the forest”
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move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply
“The cold pierced her bones”
“Her words pierced the students”
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penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
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sound sharply or shrilly
“The scream pierced the night”
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make a hole into
“The needle pierced her flesh”
Adjective
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having a hole cut through
“pierced ears”
“a perforated eardrum”
“a punctured balloon”
Usage examples
- The gold ring fits only a pierced ear.
- The gold ring fits only a pierced ear.
- The gold ring fits only a pierced ear.
- The nostril is pierced between the nasal, two postnasals, and the first upper labial.
- The gold ring fits only a pierced ear.
- Most controversial are bone plaques of horses or double oxen heads, which were pierced.
- The gold ring fits only a pierced ear.
- The lobes of her ears were pierced to hold rings.
- The gold ring fits only a pierced ear.
- The gold ring fits only a pierced ear.