piercing
adjective
loud or shrill, as the quality of a voice.
piercings
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pluralof piercing.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Women in headscarves and long coats share the sidewalk with groups of young men and women in baggy jeans with body piercings and tattoos.
From BBC ● Apr. 23, 2026
Liu was older, 7 inches taller, with bleached hair and piercings, practically unrecognizable from the wispy child she’d been at U.S. nationals in 2019.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 20, 2026
In therapy with Arisu, Niragi still looks almost the same – wearing a busy patterned-shirt, face scarred and with nose and brow piercings.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2025
Since his 2017 mixtape debut, Carti has captivated rap fans for the feral intensity of his sound and his Suicide-riffing album art, facial piercings and occult mystique.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 17, 2025
“I could get a second one. My cousin Lailah in Pakistan has three piercings in each ear, and one in her nose.”
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
