penetrating
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4.9
- adjective
- /ˈpɛnəˌtreɪtɪŋ/
:
penetrante
- The speaker was Fernando Brill, whom I recalled had an unusually loud and penetrating voice.
You can get around that by using ground penetrating radar, which avoids the surface water problem but and surface slickness problem.
- You can get around that by using ground penetrating radar, which avoids the surface water problem but and surface slickness problem.
- We had, we had internal complications like penetrating chest wounds.
Examples
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Her penetrating questions during the interview revealed the candidate's true motivations.
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A powerful and penetrating heat engulfs them immediately.
Fiction book (1998) -
And I, I found myself, as I began to read the book, felt like this sort of cold, penetrating mist was coming in.
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Her eyes are bright, penetrating, ferocious.
Fiction book (1991) -
It is just a penetrating and straightforward analysis of what happened and for that reason very useful.
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I want something richer, broader, more penetrating, and powerful.
Academic text (2009) -
The sculptures also provide a penetrating view of Peul (Fulani) culture and aesthetics, as we find in Scene of Plaiting.
Academic text (1999) -
Her executive assistant was a somewhat younger, intense nun who paced ceaselessly and had a stare more penetrating than a steel-cutting laser beam.
Fiction book (1992) -
Yet in trying to avoid a skewed or simplistic understanding, the complex nature of the reality itself means that a penetrating and comprehensive analysis is hardly feasible in a brief, albeit dense, encyclical.
Academic text (2010) -
One of the more profound and best-known freethinking artists, Ani DiFranco, has recently released a beautiful album, Educated Guess, comprised of penetrating, often deeply rational lyricism.
Academic text (2004)
Synonyms
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5.5
A very sharp, intense feeling or sound that seems to cut
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7.4
Strong or sharp enough to go into something and reach what is inside
Spreads through a place or thing and fills every part
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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6.3
Damage that happens when an object like a knife or bullet enters the body through the skin
- Specialized
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6.5
A wound made when an object enters the body, like a knife or bullet
How Piercing
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word penetrating comes from the Latin penetrare, which means 'to go into' or 'to pierce'. So a penetrating chill, gaze, or noise feels like it cuts through the air and reaches you deeply.