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- Dictionarypenetrating/ˈpɛnɪtreɪtɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. able to make a way through or into something: "the problem of penetrating damp" Similar Opposite
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used to describe a way of looking at someone in which you seem to know what they are thinking. a penetrating mind. a mind that understands things quickly and well: She had a penetrating mind, capable of incisive thought. See more.
to reach or affect something: These changes had not yet penetrated as far west as the mountains of Merioneth. [ T ] If your eyes penetrate somewhere dark, you manage to see through it: Our eyes couldn't penetrate the dark / the gloom of the inner cave. [ T ]
The meaning of PENETRATING is having the power of entering, piercing, or pervading. How to use penetrating in a sentence.
Penetrating definition: able or tending to penetrate; piercing; sharp. See examples of PENETRATING used in a sentence.
Someone who has a penetrating mind understands and recognizes things quickly and thoroughly. ...a thoughtful, penetrating mind. He never stopped asking penetrating questions.
penetrating. adjective. /ˈpenətreɪtɪŋ/ (of somebody’s eyes or the way they look at you) making you feel uncomfortable because the person seems to know what you are thinking. penetrating blue eyes. a penetrating gaze/look/stare. Questions about grammar and vocabulary?
1. Able or seeming to penetrate: The penetrating odor of garlic soon filled the entire apartment. 2. Keenly perceptive or understanding; acute: The lecture provided penetrating insight into foreign affairs. pen′e·trat′ing·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
1. a. : to pass into or through. this route … penetrates the leading resort and lake areas American Guide Series: Minnesota. Only a dirt road penetrates the rough, wooded terrain. b. : to enter by overcoming resistance : pierce. This bullet can penetrate armor. c. : to gain entrance to.
A complete guide to the word "PENETRATING": definitions, pronunciations, synonyms, grammar insights, collocations, examples, and translations.
verb (used with object) , pen·e·trat·ed, pen·e·trat·ing. to pierce or pass into or through: The bullet penetrated the wall. The fog lights penetrated the mist. to enter the interior of: to penetrate a forest. to enter and diffuse itself through; permeate. to arrive at the truth or meaning of; understand; comprehend:
