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piercing

How many syllables in piercing?

  2 syllables

Divide piercing into syllables:   pierc-ing
How to pronounce piercing:   peer-sing
How to say piercing:

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Synonyms for piercing


1 syllable
  • cold
  • loud
  • sharp
  • high
  • raw
  • shrill
2 syllables
  • acute
  • bitter
  • freezing
  • intense
  • noisy
  • pointed
  • shooting
  • strident
3 syllables
4 syllables
    5 syllables
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