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Meanings of piercingly in English

Spanish
de manera chillona

In a shrill voice.

de manera chillona

Extremely and sharply.

Synonyms
Examples for "bitter"
Examples for "bitter"
1
Disputes leave bitter problems, however, that no amount of money ever solves.
The Irish Times
2
This new reality has caused bitter exchanges on social media, straining friendships.
The Guardian
3
A bitter controversy in debate with Mr. Blaine assumed a personal character.
My Memories of Eighty Years
4
A bitter reconciliation between Poland and West Germany has already taken place.
The new yorker
5
I apparently waited too long, however, because they'd already gone horribly bitter.
Wired
1
Part of that journey would be over the bitterly cold North Sea.
The Wolf’s Hour
2
This is afterward, Ivan thought bitterly, and, yes, I have a question.
The mammoth book of the best of best new sf
3
Despite the bitterly cold conditions both sides produced some very entertaining rugby.
The Irish Times
4
This is a chain of events bitterly denied by the US government.
The Guardian
5
The poor fellow was in a pitiable state; he was crying bitterly.
The Mystery of Orcival
1
Every Labour activist says the fight to avert Brexit is nail-bitingly close.
The Guardian
2
The wind had us on the stern, and hurried us bitingly forward.
Travels with a Donkey in the Cevennes
3
The midnight air was bitingly cold, but she did not feel it.
Slippy McGee, Sometimes Known as the Butterfly Man
4
It's a brilliantly sunny, bitingly cold day in the glens of Antrim.
The Irish Times
5
And then one day he permitted his wit to be bitingly imprudent.
The Historical Nights' Entertainment: First Series
Usage of piercingly in English
1
The air was cold; it blew at moments piercingly from the river.
Thyrza
2
The night was piercingly cold, the bed merely a board of wood.
Eyeless in Gaza
3
Though the breeze was moderate this morning the air was piercingly keen.
The Journey to the Polar Sea
4
It was almost too warm, although the weather outside was piercingly cold.
Peter Simple; and, The Three Cutters, Vol. 1-2
5
Ted looked piercingly at his friend, but Richard's face was perfectly grave.
The Twenty-Fourth of June: Midsummer's Day
6
And, as they stood about her, she gazed piercingly at their heads.
The Freelands
7
Julian paused on those words, and tried piercingly to read my thoughts.
Everyman's Land
8
A canary, whose cage hung on a shutter, was trilling away piercingly.
Four Short Stories By Emile Zola
9
Never had Nature's material loveliness been more vividly, piercingly present to him.
The Divine Fire
10
The wind blew in gusts from the Sant highlands and was piercingly cold.
A Voyage to Arcturus
11
He looked at her piercingly, but did not ask her how.
The Scar
12
And Colin heard his own name spoken in accents piercingly clear and sweet.
Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land: a story of Australian life
13
A light, piercingly bright, formed a blazing sun in his field of vision.
Bundori
14
He shaded his eyes with his hand and looked piercingly into the shadows.
The Adventures of Akbar
15
It was a completely shocking sight, piercingly vivid against the clean blue sky.
Radio NZ
16
Gale thrilled as he gazed piercingly into the wonderful eyes of this Indian.
Desert Gold
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Translations for piercingly
Piercingly through the time
Piercingly across language varieties
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