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Meaning of penetrating

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

penetrating

Pronunciation:/ˈpɛnɪtɹeɪtɪŋ/

verb

Definitions

  1. To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.

    Example: Light penetrates darkness.

  2. To achieve understanding of, despite some obstacle; to comprehend; to understand.

    Example: I could not penetrate Burke's opaque rhetoric.

  3. To affect profoundly through the senses or feelings; to move deeply.

    Example: to penetrate one's heart with pity

  4. To infiltrate an enemy to gather intelligence.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Able to pierce or penetrate

    Example: The skunk produces a penetrating odor.

  2. Demonstrating acute or keen understanding

    Example: His novel shows a penetrating insight into the criminal mind.