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Meanings of penetrating in English
Having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions.
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Usage of penetrating in English
1
He felt good; he had never enjoyed penetrating a woman so much.
2
Gamma radiation is the most penetrating and energetic form of nuclear radiation.
3
She gave them a penetrating look and came all the way in.
4
He can't find a way of penetrating the system as it stands.
5
Evelyn grew more interested; the rite was full of a penetrating mystery.
6
However, now that we are penetrating the disc... Look at the photo.
7
What he valued most in Strakhof was the profound and penetrating thinker.
8
The first of them is this: the penetrating power of Christian truth.
9
Even animals were wary of penetrating the dense morass of prickly bushes.
10
Nutmeg trees in full foliage filled the air with a penetrating perfume.
11
Her husband fixed on her a penetrating gaze; she returned it steadily.
12
A three-dimensional ground-penetrating radar scan with two data slices at different depths.
13
Her voice is of penetrating sweetness; her movements are full of grace.
14
The wind had shifted again to the east and was very penetrating.
15
His comprehensive and penetrating glance took in every point with a flash.
16
She scrutinized him for a last penetrating moment; then she looked away.
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Penetrating across language varieties
United Kingdom
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United States of America
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