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   penetrating

   /ˈpɛnɪtreɪtɪŋ/

   adjective

   • 1. able to make a way through or into something: "the problem of penetrating damp" Similar pungentpervasivestrongpowerfulsuffocatingstiflingsharpacridacidsourbitingstingingburningsmartingirritatingnauseatingnauseoussicklyoffensiveastringentbitterfetidcloyingheadyaromaticfloweryfragrantliterary:mephiticOpposite mild
   • ▪ (of a sound) clearly heard through or above other sounds: "her scream was sudden and penetrating" Similar shrillstridentpiercingcarryingclearly audibleloudstronghighhigh-pitchedpipingear-piercingear-splittingscreechyintrusiveOpposite mellowsoft
   • ▪ (of a person's eyes or expression) reflecting an apparent ability to see into another's mind; intense: "her penetrating gaze" Similar observantsearchingintentalertshrewdperceptiveprobingpiercingsharpkeen
   • ▪ having or showing clear insight: "the students asked some penetrating questions" Similar perceptiveinsightfulkeensharpsharp-wittedquick-wittedintelligentcleversmartincisivepiercingknife-likerazor-edgedtrenchantastuteshrewdsubtlequickreadyclearacutediscriminatingpercipientperspicaciousdiscerningsensitivethoughtfulpenetrativedeepprofoundinformal:whip-smartinquiringsearchingsharpincisiveprobingdeepinquisitiveanalyticin-depthOpposite dull

   Derivatives

   • 1. penetratingly adverb

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPENETRATING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Penetrating can mean very loud, sharp, or showing a good understanding. Learn how to use this adjective in different contexts with examples and translations.

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     PENETRATING meaning: 1. very loud: 2. used to describe a way...

   • Znaczenie Penetrating, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     PENETRATING definicja: 1. very loud: 2. used to describe a...

   • PENETRATE

     to reach or affect something: These changes had not yet...

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPENETRATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Penetrate means to move into or through something, or to succeed in becoming part of something. It can also mean to reach or affect something, or to study or investigate something. See more meanings, synonyms, and usage examples.

4. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › penetratingpenetrating adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Learn the meaning and usage of the adjective penetrating, which can describe eyes, sounds, voices, comments, smells and rays. Find synonyms, pronunciation, pictures and example sentences.

5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPENETRATING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   Learn the meaning of penetrating as an adjective to describe something loud, sharp, piercing, or keen. See synonyms, examples, and word frequency of penetrating in British and American English.

6. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › penetratingPenetrating Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Learn the meaning of penetrating as an adjective, with synonyms, examples, and word history. Penetrating can mean having the power of entering, piercing, or pervading, or acute, discerning.

7. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › penetratePenetrate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Penetrate means to pass into or through something, to enter by overcoming resistance, or to see into or through something. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related phrases of penetrate.

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   Penetrating means able or tending to penetrate; piercing; sharp, or acute; discerning. See the origin, synonym study, and example sentences of penetrating from Dictionary.com.