penetrating in English

adjective

1

able to make a way through or into something.

the problem of penetrating damp

synonyms: pungent, pervasive, strong, powerful, sharp, acrid, heady, aromatic

verb

1

succeed in forcing a way into or through (a thing).

the shrapnel had penetrated his head and chest

synonyms: pierce, puncture, make a hole in, perforate, stab, prick, gore, spike

adjective

piercing, cutting, biting, stinging, keen, sharp, harsh, raw, freezing, chill, wintry, cold
shrill, strident, piercing, carrying, loud, high, high-pitched, piping, ear-splitting, screechy, intrusive
pungent, pervasive, strong, powerful, sharp, acrid, heady, aromatic
observant, searching, intent, alert, shrewd, perceptive, probing, piercing, sharp, keen
perceptive, insightful, keen, sharp, sharp-witted, intelligent, clever, smart, incisive, piercing, razor-edged, trenchant, astute, shrewd, clear, acute, percipient, perspicacious, discerning, sensitive, thoughtful, deep, profound
incisive, acute, knifelike, penetrative, discriminating, keen, sharp, piercing
penetrative

verb

pierce, infiltrate, permeate, understand, register, bottom, perforate, sink in, diffuse
pierce, puncture, make a hole in, perforate, stab, prick, gore, spike
infiltrate, slip into, sneak into, insinuate oneself into
permeate, pervade, fill, spread throughout, suffuse, seep through
understand, comprehend, apprehend, fathom, grasp, perceive, discern, get to the bottom of, solve, resolve, make sense of, interpret, puzzle out, work out, unravel, decipher, make head(s) or tail(s) of, crack, get, figure out
register, sink in, be understood, be comprehended, become clear, fall into place, click
bottom, fathom
perforate
sink in, dawn, fall into place, click, get through, get across, come home
diffuse, imbue, pervade, interpenetrate, permeate, riddle
infiltrate

Use "penetrating" in a sentence

1. Ground-penetrating radar.

2. I heard a penetrating scream.

3. Her voice was shrill and penetrating.

4. He has a very penetrating voice.

5. Tiles stop moisture penetrating your walls.

6. The cold is very penetrating today.

7. He had an extraordinarily penetrating gaze.

8. He gave her a penetrating stare.

9. 21 He had an extraordinarily penetrating gaze.

10. He gave her a penetrating stare. Sentencedict.com

11. He fixed the interviewer with a penetrating stare.

12. It fills all space, penetrating and permeating everything.

13. Consider the penetrating questions posed by the Psalmist:

14. I recognized him by his raucous, penetrating laugh.

15. Its penetrating odor provides warning at dangerous concentrations.

16. Sharp and penetrating; pungent or severe: Astringent remarks

17. Mary heard the penetrating bell of an ambulance.

18. Sharp and penetrating; pungent or severe: Astringent remarks

19. He examined the man with a penetrating gaze.

20. 10 The foamy power of high-efficient low-foaming penetrating agent, quick penetrating agent T, AEO- alcohol polyoxyalkylene ether phosphate were compared, in indoor temperature.

21. A penetrating and refreshing cleanser that improves your complexion.

22. As their roots are strong and penetrating, they prevent erosion.

23. Internal lining must be blocking thermal or ground-penetrating radar.

24. Defeating the Scythians, Cimmerians and Medes (again penetrating to Mt.

25. Beadily meaning (of a look) In an avaricious or penetrating manner.

26. What does Beady mean? (of a look) Bright and penetrating

27. Archeologists first used ground penetrating radar, identifying dozens of possible graves

28. I will remember always the precise and penetrating answer he gave.

29. The Raiders are getting stuffed because the defensive line is penetrating.

30. Beadily (Adverb) (of a look) in an avaricious or penetrating manner

31. From here it is penetrating by diffusion into the perivascular spaces.

32. The company has been successful in penetrating overseas markets this year.

33. Its aroma is strong and penetrating, with a slight hint of ammonia.

34. A blocked rainwater gutter leads very quickly to damp penetrating the walls.

35. This may act as a disincentive to penetrating other national markets.

36. They succeeded in penetrating the Boundary, but the Seeker killed them all

37. This impressed me, for there is nothing more penetrating than snow and slush.

38. A new bank - protection technology using tetrahedron - like penetrating frame groups is introduced.

39. Cell penetrating peptide and method for delivering biologically active substance using same

40. The fact is I do not believe he had such penetrating insights.

41. The reasons of penetrating stone are solvency, large proportion of ubiquity and duration.

42. None of these struck me as particularly penetrating answers to a thorny problem.

43. Despite this, like other firearms, Blunderbusses are capable of penetrating a wizard's Arcane Veil.

44. He was from Fukien province, was missionary-trained, and had bright, penetrating eyes.

45. The man in the black overcoat shot a penetrating look at the other man.

46. Arrows with smaller diameters are also known to be more effective at penetrating game

47. The pin (112) has an elongate cylindrical shaft (115) having a penetrating end (117).

48. Beta particles are less penetrating than gamma rays and may be used to treat

49. WD-40 is the trademark name of a penetrating oil and water-displacing spray.

50. He gazed at me with a sharp, penetrating look that made my heart pound.