permeating
- adjective
- /ˈpɜrmiˌeɪtɪŋ/
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permeante
- There was a permeating sense of joy at the festival that everyone could feel.
They understood that there could be a special field permeating all of space.
- They understood that there could be a special field permeating all of space.
- And and, you know, the fear that I was just a constant permeating part of my life is gone.
- And there's also lots of hydrogen gas permeating the space between them as well that you can make more stars out of.
- I mean, think about how much more true this is in a world permeated by virtual reality, in the technosphere that we live in at present.
Examples
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The thing about the house though, the overwhelming thing was this permeating stench that seemed to ooze from everything.
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Core Value: the meaning or context of the text; a value that is a defining and permeating feature of a person's whole life.
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And and, you know, the fear that I was just a constant permeating part of my life is gone.
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That spirit is in a certain way grounding nature or at least permeating nature.
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That's what it means in order to understand the way in which the language of others is playing through and permeating the text.
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They understood that there could be a special field permeating all of space.
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Emily, thank you so much for your permeating especially work favorites.
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Emily, thank you so much for your permeating, especially work favorites.
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And there's also lots of hydrogen gas permeating the space between them as well that you can make more stars out of.
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The permeating scent of freshly baked bread filled the entire house.
Synonyms
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7.1
Spreads through a place or group and affects many people
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4.9
A cold or strong feeling that seems to go through you
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7.7
Spreads slowly through a material, like ink in water
Spreading through every part of something, like a smell or feeling
Spreading through a place or group and affecting everything there
Spreading a soft color or feeling slowly over something
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Etymology
Permeating comes from the parts per- and a root that means 'to pass', like the simple English verb pass. So, if something is permeating, it is 'passing through' and spreading to every part.