perçant

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛʁ.sɑ̃/

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Participle

perçant

1. present participle of percer

Adjective

perçant (feminine perçante, masculine plural perçants, feminine plural perçantes)

1. piercing, shrill

   Synonym: térébrant

   un cri perçant ― a piercing cry

2. sharp (vision, etc.)

Further reading

• “perçant”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.