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penetrating
[ pen-i-trey-ting ]
adjective
a penetrating shriek;
a penetrating glance.
a penetrating observation.
Synonyms: ,
Antonyms:
- Surgery. noting a wound that pierces the skin, especially a deep wound entering an organ or body cavity.
penetrating
/ ˈɛɪˌٰɪɪŋ /
adjective
- tending to or able to penetrate
a penetrating voice
a penetrating mind
Derived Forms
- ˈԱˌٰپԲ, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ·ٰiԲ· adverb
- ·ٰiԲ·Ա noun
- ԴDz··ٰiԲ adjective
- ܲ··ٰiԲ adjective
- un··ٰiԲ· adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of penetrating1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
I never agreed with his politics, but his most penetrating social trait was how very forthcoming and honest he was with me, regarding everyone from Angela Davis to Gorbachev.
Police from two forces searched intensively there for months, using helicopters, sniffer dogs and ground penetrating radar.
But images from the EU's Sentinel radar satellites - which are low resolution but capable of penetrating cloud cover - revealed that the ships were in the military section of the port.
"The water was just repelling off. It wasn't even penetrating or nothing," Hipolito said, referring to the bone-dry earth and brush around the homes.
That "something" can be a Ukrainian drone penetrating Moscow's air defences.
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