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UK
/pˈɛnɪtɹˌeɪtɪŋ/
]
[ US /ˈpɛnəˌtɹeɪtɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈpɛnəˌtɹeɪtɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
as sharp and incisive as the stroke of a fang
frequent penetrative observations
penetrating insight
an acute observer of politics and politicians
incisive comments
icy knifelike reasoning -
tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing
a toxic penetrative spray applied to the surface
a cold penetrating wind
a penetrating odor
How To Use penetrating In A Sentence
- If you're going to resort to the tried-and-true missionary position, perform oral sex on her first or take you time to ensure she's really wet before penetrating her.
- It was really cold, with a sneaky, penetrating breeze to provide an extra wind-chill.
- He had a gentle, kindly manner, twinkling eyes and quick smile, a keen sense of humour and a penetrating wit.
- One knife had slashed his side, penetrating upwards through the muscle and entering the lung.
- A man named Mario Valdés, today widely believed to have been a federal spy, succeeded in penetrating the rebel ranks. Cristero Rebellion: part 2: the combat phase
- An anti-runway warhead which is equipped with a delayed action fuse has the capability of penetrating reinforced concrete runways to a depth of nearly 0.5m.
- Some of these songs have a varying beat and indications of some intelligent musicianship, not like the penetrating bass that thunders out from cars and flats wherever you go.
- Driven by a penetrating east wind, it drifted until every hollow and depression was filled and the landscape assumed the appearance of a vast white prairie.
- The horns are very penetrating and to many it is a public nuisance.
- The cautiously pretty title track is the year's most penetrating earworm. Times, Sunday Times
