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transpiercing

transpiercing is the present participle and gerund of transpierce.

Meaning of transpierce

Verb

transpierce (third-person singular simple present transpierces, present participle transpiercing, simple past and past participle transpierced)

  1. (transitive) To pierce through; to pass through.
    • Now, while the angry trumpet sounds alarms, / And dying groans transpierce the wounded air […]c. 1593 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Richard the Third: […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
    Synonyms:
    penetrate, permeate

Questions about transpiercing

What is transpiercing the present participle and gerund of?
Transpiercing is the present participle and gerund of transpierce.

Words near transpiercing in the dictionary

  1. transpicuously
  2. transpicuousness
  3. transpierce
  4. transpierced
  5. transpierces
  6. transpiercing
  7. transpilation
  8. transpile
  9. transpiled
  10. transpiler
  11. transpilers

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