PENETRATING

11 letters 14 Scrabble points /ˈpɛnɪtɹeɪtɪŋ/

Definition of PENETRATING

verb
  1. To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.

    "Light penetrates darkness."

  2. To achieve understanding of, despite some obstacle; to comprehend; to understand.

    "I could not penetrate Burke's opaque rhetoric."

  3. To affect profoundly through the senses or feelings; to move deeply.

    "to penetrate one's heart with pity"

adjective
  1. Able to pierce or penetrate

    "The skunk produces a penetrating odor."

  2. Demonstrating acute or keen understanding

    "His novel shows a penetrating insight into the criminal mind."

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters P E N E T R A T I N G
Length 11 letters
Scrabble Score 14 points

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