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How to pronounce pierce in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms thrust
Type of penetrate, perforate
Has types impale, lance, peg, horn, gore, tusk, empale, center punch, spike, stick, transfix
Type Words
Synonyms franklin pierce, president pierce
Type Words
Type of perforate, penetrate
Has types pick, break up


The path pierced the jungle.
Light pierced through the forest.
Type Words
Type of perforate, penetrate
Has types bite, perforate, poke, prick, prickle, punch, puncture, riddle, sting, tap


The needle pierced her flesh.
Type Words
Type of move, strike, affect, impress


The cold pierced her bones.
Her words pierced the students.
Type Words
Type of sound


The scream pierced the night.

Examples of pierce

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Pierce hadn't been back to Lawrence since the school retired his jersey in 2003.
From the kansas.com
Pierce must complete 300 hours of community service and six months of probation.
From the freep.com
Pierce the base with a fork and line it with greaseproof paper and baking beans.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Pierce the apple with a fork to see if it holds its shape, or if it turns mushy.
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Pierce County voters used ranked choice voting for the first time last November.
From the thenewstribune.com
Pierce had 95 wins, 24 more than No. 2 Corey Callahan through Thursday's racing.
From the delawareonline.com
Pierce County accounted for 8 percent of those, with 81 tickets and 91 warnings.
From the thenewstribune.com
Pierce said he didn't test his knee until he got to the back of the locker room.
From the kansas.com
Pierce Transit employees aren't the only ones anxious about the agency's budget.
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More examples
  • 14th President of the United States (1804-1869)
  • Cut or make a way through; "the knife cut through the flesh"; "The path pierced the jungle"; "Light pierced through the forest"
  • Move or affect (a person's emotions or bodily feelings) deeply or sharply; "The cold pierced her bones"; "Her words pierced the students"
  • Sound sharply or shrilly; "The scream pierced the night"
  • Penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument
  • Make a hole into; "The needle pierced her flesh"
  • Pierce is a surname, a cognate of French Pierre ("Peter"): ;Real people *Benjamin C. Pierce, professor of computer science at the University of Pennsylvania known for two books on type theory *Billy Pierce (Walter William Pierce) (born 1927), former starting pitcher in Major League Baseballn* ...
  • (The Pierces (album)) The Pierces is the self-titled debut album from sisters Catherine and Allison Pierce, mostly known as The Pierces.
  • To puncture; to break through; to create a hole in the skin for the purpose of inserting jewelry; to break or interrupt abruptly