puncturing Definition

puncture
noun

1. A small hole pierced in something with a sharp point.
2a. A perforation in an inflated object, especially one in a pneumatic tyre;

Thesaurus: leak, slit, break.
2b. The resulting flat tyre.

verb punctured, puncturing

tr & intr
1. To make a puncture in something, or to be punctured.

Thesaurus: perforate, pierce, rupture, prick.
2. To deflate (someone's pride, self-importance, etc).

Etymology: 14c: from Latin punctura, from pungere, punctum to prick.