piercing
/ˈpɪɹsɪŋ/ nom B2En français : piercing
- A hole made in the body so that jewellery can be worn through it. · ear piercing
- An item of jewellery designed to be fitted through a piercing (noun sense 2).
Pluriel piercings
Dans la bibliothèque
His eyes were sharp and piercing, save during those intervals of torpor to which I have alluded; and his thin, hawk-like nose gave his whole expression an air of alertness and decision.
She clasped her hands together, gave a piercing shriek, and then flung herself face downward on the bed, crying and writhing in an utter abandonment of disappointment and despair.
Gilbert reached across the aisle, picked up the end of Anne’s long red braid, held it out at arm’s length and said in a piercing whisper:
At that instant I was aware of a bushy black beard and a pair of piercing eyes turned upon us through the side window of the cab.
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