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pierced

/pɪɹst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables
pierced
IPA
/pɪɹst/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of pierce

adj

Cut through; perforated.

adj

Having one or more body piercings.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /pɪɹst/
  • British English: /pɪə(ɹ)st/

Inflected Forms

more pierced (comparative) most pierced (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonpierced unpierced

Phrases

lip-pierced pierced earring square-pierced

Synonyms

perforated perforate punctured

Questions

How do you pronounce pierced?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɪɹst/.
What does pierced mean?
simple past and past participle of pierce

How to pronounce pierced

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