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Piercingly

adverb/pˈɪɹsɪŋli/
Definition
extremely and sharply
in a shrill voice
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/pˈɪɹsɪŋli/
🇬🇧British English
/pˈiəsɪŋli/
🇮🇳Indian English
/pˈiəsɪŋli/
3 syllables Say it as /pˈɪɹsɪŋli/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adverbextremely and sharply
“it was bitterly cold”
adverbin a shrill voice
“she sang rather shrilly”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
durchdringend
extrem und scharf
🇫🇷French
perçant
extrêmement et brusquement
🇪🇸Spanish
penetrantemente
extremadamente y bruscamente
🇮🇹Italian
penetrante
estremamente e bruscamente
🇳🇱Dutch
doordringend
extreem en scherp
🇵🇹Portuguese
penetrantemente
extremamente e nitidamente
🇷🇺Russian
пронзительно
чрезвычайно и резко
India
🇮🇳Hindi
छेदते हुए
अत्यंत और तीव्र
🇧🇩Bengali
ছিদ্র করে
অত্যন্ত এবং তীক্ষ্ণভাবে
🇮🇳Tamil
துளையிடும் வகையில்
மிகவும் மற்றும் கூர்மையாக
🇮🇳Telugu
గుచ్చుకుంటూ
చాలా మరియు పదునుగా
🇮🇳Marathi
छेदन करून
अत्यंत आणि तीव्रपणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
વેધનથી
અત્યંત અને તીવ્ર
🇮🇳Kannada
ಚುಚ್ಚುವಂತೆ
ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಮತ್ತು ತೀವ್ರವಾಗಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
തുളച്ചുകയറുന്നു
അങ്ങേയറ്റം മൂർച്ചയുള്ള
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਵਿੰਨ੍ਹਣ ਨਾਲ
ਬਹੁਤ ਹੀ ਅਤੇ ਤਿੱਖੀ
🇵🇰Urdu
چھیدتے ہوئے
انتہائی اور تیزی سے
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
刺耳地
极其尖锐
🇯🇵Japanese
突き刺すように
非常に鋭く
🇰🇷Korean
날카로운
극도로 날카롭게
🇻🇳Vietnamese
xuyên thấu
cực kỳ và sắc nét
🇹🇭Thai
เจาะทะลุ
อย่างยิ่งและเฉียบแหลม
🇮🇩Indonesian
dengan tajam
dengan sangat dan tajam
🇵🇭Filipino
butas-butas
lubhang at matalas
🇲🇾Malay
secara menindik
amat dan tajam
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
خارقة
للغاية وحادة
🇮🇷Persian
سوراخ
فوق العاده و شدید
🇹🇷Turkish
delici bir şekilde
son derece ve keskin bir şekilde
🇮🇱Hebrew
בצורה נוקבת
בצורה קיצונית וחדה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'piercingly'?
The primary meaning of 'piercingly' is 'extremely and sharply'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'piercingly' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'piercingly' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'piercingly' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'piercingly' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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