Pierced — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

cut or make a way through

move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈɪɹst/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈiəst/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈiəst/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈɪɹst/.

Examples

the knife cut through the flesh
The path pierced the jungle
Light pierced through the forest

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pierce perforated thrust punctured perforate

Parts of Speech

verb	cut or make a way through “the knife cut through the flesh”
verb	move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply “The cold pierced her bones”
verb	sound sharply or shrilly “The scream pierced the night”
verb	penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
verb	make a hole into “The needle pierced her flesh”
adjective	having a hole cut through “pierced ears”

Word Forms

thrust

noun

a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

durchbohrt

einen Weg durchschneiden oder ebnen

🇫🇷French

percé

couper ou se frayer un chemin

🇪🇸Spanish

traspasado

cortar o abrirse paso

🇮🇹Italian

trafitto

tagliare o farsi strada

🇳🇱Dutch

doorboord

doorsnijden of een weg banen

🇵🇹Portuguese

perfurado

cortar ou abrir caminho

🇷🇺Russian

пронзенный

прорезать или проложить путь

India

🇮🇳Hindi

छिद्रित

काटना या रास्ता बनाना

🇧🇩Bengali

বিদ্ধ

কাটা বা মাধ্যমে একটি উপায় করা

🇮🇳Tamil

குத்தப்பட்டது

வெட்டு அல்லது வழி செய்யுங்கள்

🇮🇳Telugu

కుట్టిన

కత్తిరించండి లేదా ఒక మార్గం చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

छेदलेला

कट करा किंवा मार्ग काढा

🇮🇳Gujarati

વીંધેલ

કાપો અથવા માર્ગ બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಚುಚ್ಚಿದರು

ಕತ್ತರಿಸಿ ಅಥವಾ ದಾರಿ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തുളച്ചു

മുറിക്കുക അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഒരു വഴി ഉണ്ടാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਆ

ਕੱਟੋ ਜਾਂ ਰਾਹ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

چھید

کاٹیں یا راستہ بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

刺穿的

切断或开辟一条路

🇯🇵Japanese

穴を開けた

切る、または通り抜ける

🇰🇷Korean

피어싱

자르거나 길을 뚫다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đâm thủng

cắt hoặc tìm đường đi qua

🇹🇭Thai

เจาะ

ตัดหรือทำทางผ่าน

🇮🇩Indonesian

tertusuk

memotong atau membuat jalan keluar

🇵🇭Filipino

nabutas

putulin o gumawa ng paraan

🇲🇾Malay

tertusuk

memotong atau membuat jalan melalui

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مثقوب

قطع أو شق طريق

🇮🇷Persian

سوراخ شده

برش دهید یا راهی ایجاد کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

deldi

kes ya da içinden bir yol aç

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְנוּקָב

לחתוך או לעשות דרך

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