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Piercingly

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Adverb

1. bitingly, bitter, bitterly, piercingly

extremely and sharply

Example Sentences:
'it was bitterly cold'
'bitter cold'

2. piercingly, shrilly

in a shrill voice

Example Sentences:
'she sang rather shrilly'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Piercingly

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verb (mainly tr)
1. 
to form or cut (a hole) in (something) with or as if with a sharp instrument
2. 
to thrust into or penetrate sharply or violently
the thorn pierced his heel
3. 
to force (a way, route, etc) through (something)
4. 
(of light) to shine through or penetrate (darkness)
5. (also intr)
to discover or realize (something) suddenly or (of an idea) to become suddenly apparent
6. 
(of sounds or cries) to sound sharply through (the silence)
7. 
to move or affect (a person's emotions, bodily feelings, etc) deeply or sharply
the cold pierced their bones
8. (intransitive)
to penetrate or be capable of penetrating
piercing cold
noun
Franklin. 1804–69, US statesman; 14th president of the US (1853–57)

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Piercingly

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Franklin1804-69; 14th president of the U.S. (1853-57)
verb transitiveWord forms: pierced or ˈpiercing
1. 
to pass into or through as a pointed instrument does; penetrate; stab
2. 
to affect sharply the senses or feelings of
3. 
to make a hole in or through; perforate; bore
4. 
to make (a hole), as by boring or stabbing
5. 
to force a way into or through; break through
6. 
to sound sharply through
a shriek pierced the air
7. 
to penetrate with the sight or mind
to pierce a mystery
verb intransitive
8. 
to penetrate (to, into, or through something)

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Piercingly

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v. pierced, pierc·ing, pierc·es
v.tr.
1. To cut or pass through with or as if with a sharp instrument; stab or penetrate.
2. To make a hole or opening in; perforate.
3. To make a way through: The path pierced the wilderness.
4. To sound sharply through: His shout pierced the din.
5. To succeed in penetrating (something) with the eyes or the intellect: Large glowing yellow eyes pierced the darkness.
v.intr.
To penetrate into or through something: The rocket pierced through space.

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