ALL meanings of penetrating
pen·e·trat·ing
P p - adjective penetrating sharp, piercing 1
- adjective penetrating cold: intense 1
- adjective penetrating insightful 1
- adjective penetrating able or tending to penetrate; piercing; sharp: a penetrating shriek; a penetrating glance. 1
- adjective penetrating acute; discerning: a penetrating observation. 1
- adjective penetrating Surgery. noting a wound that pierces the skin, especially a deep wound entering an organ or body cavity. 1
- verb with object penetrating to pierce or pass into or through: The bullet penetrated the wall. The fog lights penetrated the mist. 1
- verb with object penetrating to enter the interior of: to penetrate a forest. 1
- verb with object penetrating to enter and diffuse itself through; permeate. 1
- verb with object penetrating to arrive at the truth or meaning of; understand; comprehend: to penetrate a mystery. 1
- verb with object penetrating to obtain a share of (a market): to penetrate the Canadian coffee market. 1
- verb with object penetrating to affect or impress (the mind or feelings) deeply. 1
- verb with object penetrating to extend influence, usually peacefully, into the affairs of (another country). 1
- verb without object penetrating to enter, reach, or pass through something, as by piercing: We penetrated to the interior of the Kasbah. 1
- verb without object penetrating to be diffused through something. 1
- verb without object penetrating to understand or read the meaning of something. 1
- verb without object penetrating to have a deep effect or impact on someone. 1
- adjective penetrating A penetrating sound is loud and usually high-pitched. 0
- adjective penetrating If someone gives you a penetrating look, it makes you think that they know what you are thinking. 0
- adjective penetrating Someone who has a penetrating mind understands and recognizes things quickly and thoroughly. 0
- adjective penetrating tending to or able to penetrate 0
- adjective penetrating that can penetrate 0
- adjective penetrating sharp; piercing 0
- adjective penetrating keen or acute; discerning 0