penetrating

adjectiveverbattested in dialogue

//ˈpɛnɪtɹeɪtɪŋ//

Able to pierce or penetrate

adjective

1
Able to pierce or penetrate
The skunk produces a penetrating odor.
As the rest of the film was made on location in the railway yards of Havre and not in a studio, and was given a sound-track of penetrating vividness, this whole production gives the closest possible ring of truth of any film about railways.
2
Looking deeply into; piercing
He had a very penetrating pair of brown eyes.
3
Demonstrating acute or keen understanding
His novel shows a penetrating insight into the criminal mind.

verb

1
Also a form of penetratepresent participle and gerund of penetrate

Forms

comparative: more penetrating
superlative: most penetrating

pending · Awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation.Penelope · The faithful wife of Odysseus.penetrate · To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.

penetrating · Able to pierce or penetrate

penetration · The act of penetrating something.peng · A legendary enormous bird.Peng · A surname from Mandarin.

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