piercingly

• Adverbio que significa «de manera penetrante», usado para describir algo agudo, penetrante o intenso. Puede referirse a sensaciones físicas (por ejemplo, un viento cortante), sonidos (por ejemplo, un grito estridente) o cualidades emocionales/visuales (por ejemplo, una historia desgarradora o una luz cegadora).

An adverb meaning "in a piercing manner," used to describe something that is sharp, penetrating, or intense. It can refer to physical sensations (e.g., a piercingly cold wind), sounds (e.g., a piercingly loud scream), or emotional/visual qualities (e.g., a piercingly sad story or piercingly bright light).

1. Extremely and sharplyB2formal

   In a manner that is very intense, sharp, or penetrating, often referring to cold, sound, or pain.

   De manera penetrante y aguda

   • The wind blew piercingly cold across the plain.
   • She looked at him piercingly, as if reading his thoughts.
   • The pain in his leg was piercingly sharp.

   Sinónimosacutelybitinglybitterlycuttinglyintenselykeenlypenetratinglysharply

   Antónimosgentlymildly

2. In a shrill voiceB2formal

   In a high-pitched, loud, and often unpleasant tone of voice.

   de forma estridente

   • The child cried piercingly for his mother.
   • She spoke piercingly, making everyone in the room wince.
   • The alarm rang piercingly through the silent building.

   Sinónimospenetratinglyshrillystridently

   Antónimosgentlymellowly