The meaning of PENETRATING is having the power of entering, piercing, or pervading. How to use penetrating in a sentence.

PENETRATING definition: able or tending to penetrate; piercing; sharp: a penetrating glance. See examples of penetrating used in a sentence.

I heard a penetrating scream. Someone with penetrating eyes or a penetrating gaze seems able to understand or know you just by looking at you.

A penetrating sound is loud and usually high-pitched. Mary heard the penetrating siren of an ambulance. Her voice was nasal and penetrating.

1. Able or seeming to penetrate: The penetrating odor of garlic soon filled the entire apartment. 2. Keenly perceptive or understanding; acute: The lecture provided penetrating insight into foreign affairs.

pen•e•trat•ing (pen′ i trā′ting), adj. able or tending to penetrate; piercing; sharp: a penetrating shriek; a penetrating glance. acute; discerning: a penetrating observation. Surgery noting a wound that …

PENETRATING meaning: 1 : able to understand something clearly and fully; 2 : helping people to understand something clearly and fully

Definition of penetrating adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Factsheet What does the adjective penetrating mean? There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective penetrating. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

adjective tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing “a cold penetrating wind” “a penetrating odor” synonyms: penetrative sharp