Penetrating

What do we mean by penetrating?

Able or seeming to penetrate. adjective

Keenly perceptive or understanding; acute. adjective

Having the power of passing into or through (something); sharp; subtile: as, a penetrating odor.

Acute; discerning; quick to discover or recognize: as, a penetrating mind.

Having the power of entering, piercing, or pervading; sharp; subtile; penetrative. adjective

Acute; discerning; sagacious; quick to discover. adjective

Able to pierce or penetrate adjective

Demonstrating acute or keen understanding adjective

Present participle of penetrate. verb

Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions adjective

Tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing adjective

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

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

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

To infiltrate an enemy to gather intelligence.

To insert the penis into an opening, such as a vagina or anus.

To move a piece past the defending pieces of one's opponent.

Words that are spelled similarly to penetrating:
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Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word penetrating:
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Words that rhyme with penetrating:
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Adjectives that are often used to describe penetrating:
non, cell, surface, deep.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective penetrating:
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Words that sound like penetrating:
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