TOP

Definition of piercing noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

piercing

noun
 
/ˈpɪəsɪŋ/
 
/ˈpɪrsɪŋ/
jump to other results
  1. (also body piercing)
     [uncountable] the making of holes in parts of the body in order to wear a ring, etc. as a decoration
  2. [countable] the hole that is made in your ear, nose or some other part of your body so that you can wear jewellery there
    • She has a tongue piercing.
    Topics Clothes and Fashionb2
See piercing in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
Check pronunciation: piercing

Nearby words

previously
adverb
 
 
From the Word list
Oxford 3000
B1
Oxford Learner's Dictionaries Word of the Day