piercing

As an adjective distressing

is causing distress; upsetting.

As a verb distressing

is .

As a noun piercing is

body piercing.

As nouns the difference between piercing and piecing

is that piercing is body piercing while piecing is a patch.

As a verb piecing is

.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and piercing

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while piercing is body piercing.

As nouns the difference between stitches and piercing

is that stitches is while piercing is body piercing.

As a verb stitches

is (stitch).

As nouns the difference between coining and piercing

is that coining is (uncountable) a form of alternative medicine from southeast asia where a coin is rubbed vigorously on a patient's oiled skin while piercing is body piercing.

As a verb coining

is .

As nouns the difference between piercing and piercingness

is that piercing is body piercing while piercingness is the quality of being piercing.

As nouns the difference between piercing and strapwork

is that piercing is body piercing while strapwork is (arts|historical) a stylized representation of strips or bands of curling leather parchment or metal cut into elaborate shapes, with piercings and often interwoven.

As a noun piercing

is body piercing.

As an adjective rapierlike is

resembling a rapier or some aspect of one; sharp, piercing.

As nouns the difference between piercing and piercee

is that piercing is body piercing while piercee is (neologism) one who receives a piercing.