Pierce - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |pɪrs|  American pronunciation of the word pierce
Brit.  |pɪəs|  British pronunciation of the word pierce

noun

- 14th President of the United States (1804-1869)

verb

- cut or make a way through
The path pierced the jungle
Light pierced through the forest
- move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply
The cold pierced her bones
Her words pierced the students
- sound sharply or shrilly
The scream pierced the night
- penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument (syn: thrust)
- make a hole into
The needle pierced her flesh

Extra examples

The needle pierced her skin.

The bullet pierced his lung.

The needle pierced into her skin.

The bullet pierced through his lung.

A scream pierced the silence.

The arrow pierced his back.

The cold wind pierced our clothes.

Her eyes pierced into him.

Our soldiers fought all day to pierce through the enemy's defences.

Their new album pierced through convention and the status quo.

He failed to pierce the cause.

Steam the corn until it can easily be pierced with a fork.

Rose underwent emergency surgery after a bullet pierced her lung.

Pierce small holes in the base of the pot with a hot needle.

The darkness was pierced by the beam from the lighthouse.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: pierce
he/she/it: pierces
present participle: piercing
past tense: pierced
past participle: pierced
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