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piercing
English
Etymology
pierce +? -ing
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?p??s??/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?p??s??/
- Rhymes: -??(?)s??
- Hyphenation: piercing
Verb
piercing
- present participle of pierce
Noun
piercing (countable and uncountable, plural piercings)
- (uncountable) The action of the verb to pierce.
- A hole made in the body so that jewellery/jewelry can be worn through it.
- ear piercing
- An item of jewelry designed to be fitted through a piercing.
Translations
Adjective
piercing (comparative more piercing, superlative most piercing)
- Appearing to look deeply into; penetrating.
- piercing eyes
- Of temperature, extremely cold so that it penetrates through clothing and shelter.
- Of sound, loud and sharp; shrill.
- The piercing noise of the children could be heard two blocks from the elementary school.
Derived terms
- armour-piercing, armor-piercing
Translations
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from English piercing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pi?r.s??/
- Hyphenation: pier?cing
Noun
piercing m (plural piercings, diminutive piercinkje n)
- piercing (ornament)
Derived terms
- lippiercing
- navelpiercing
- neuspiercing
- tepelpiercing
- wenkbrauwpiercing
French
Etymology
Borrowed from English piercing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pj??.si?/
Noun
piercing m (plural piercings)
- a piercing
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English piercing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pir.sin?/, /?pir.sin/
- Hyphenation: pier?cing
Noun
piercing m (invariable)
- piercing (jewellery worn through a hole in the skin or tongue)
Polish
Etymology
From English piercing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?p?ir.sink/
Noun
piercing m inan
- piercing (jewellery worn through a hole in the skin or tongue)
Declension
Further reading
- piercing in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
- piercing in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from English piercing.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /?pi?.s?/
Noun
piercing m (plural piercings)
- piercing (jewellery worn through a hole in the skin or tongue)
Usage notes
Earrings (brincos) are not considered piercings.
Spanish
Etymology
From English piercing.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?pi?sin/, [?pi?.s?n]
Noun
piercing m (plural piercings)
- piercing
Swedish
Etymology
Borrowed from English piercing.
Noun
piercing c
- piercing (body art)
Declension
Derived terms
- ansiktspiercing
- kroppspiercing
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frosty
English
Etymology
From Middle English frosty, forsty, from Old English forsti?, fyrsti? (“frosty”), from Proto-West Germanic *frostag, *frust?g, equivalent to frost +? -y. Cognate with West Frisian froastich (“frosty”), Dutch vorstig (“frosty”), German Low German fröstig (“frosty”), German frostig (“frosty”), Swedish frostig (“frosty”). Compare also Saterland Frisian froasterch (“frosty”), German Low German frösterg (“frosty”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -?sti
Adjective
frosty (comparative frostier, superlative frostiest)
- Cold, chilly.
- The air was frosty; I could see my breath and walked quickly with my hands in my pockets.
- I'd like a frosty milkshake.
- Having frost on it.
- The frosty pumpkin is the sign of the end of the growing season, soon the greenery will wither and harvest end for the year.
- (figuratively) Having an aloof or inhospitable manner.
- After the divorce, she was civil but frosty to her ex.
Translations
Derived terms
- frosty one
- stay frosty
Middle English
Alternative forms
- frosti, forsty
Etymology
From Old English forsti?, from Proto-West Germanic *frostag, equivalent to frost +? -y. Compare Old English fyrsti?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?fr?sti?/, /?f?rsti?/
Adjective
frosty
- Cold, freezing, frosty; being or experiencing cold.
- (rare) White (of a beard)
Descendants
- English: frosty
- Scots: frosty
References
- “frost?, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-11-02.
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