PENETRATING
(adj.sat, verb, adj.)Definitions
How to pronounce penetrating:
Penetrating - as an adjective satellite
Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
Example: "An acute observer of politics and politicians"
Tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing
Example: "A toxic penetrative spray applied to the surface"
Penetrating - as a verb
To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.
Example: "Light penetrates darkness."
To achieve understanding of, despite some obstacle; to comprehend; to understand.
Example: "I could not penetrate burke's opaque rhetoric."
To affect profoundly through the senses or feelings; to move deeply.
Example: "To penetrate one's heart with pity"
To infiltrate an enemy to gather intelligence.
To insert the penis into an opening, such as a vagina or anus.
Example: "A male elephant comes up and penetrates the female elephant"
To move a piece past the defending pieces of one's opponent.
Penetrating - as an adjective
Able to pierce or penetrate
Example: "The skunk produces a penetrating odor."
Demonstrating acute or keen understanding
Example: "His novel shows a penetrating insight into the criminal mind."
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Word Game Points
PENETRATING has a SCRABBLE points total of 14.
PENETRATING has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 18.
PENETRATING has a WORDFEUD points total of 16.
