PENETRATING
11 letters
14 Scrabble points
/ˈpɛnɪtɹeɪtɪŋ/
Definition of PENETRATING
verb
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To enter into; to make way into the interior of; to pierce.
"Light penetrates darkness."
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To achieve understanding of, despite some obstacle; to comprehend; to understand.
"I could not penetrate Burke's opaque rhetoric."
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To affect profoundly through the senses or feelings; to move deeply.
"to penetrate one's heart with pity"
adjective
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Able to pierce or penetrate
"The skunk produces a penetrating odor."
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Demonstrating acute or keen understanding
"His novel shows a penetrating insight into the criminal mind."
Source: Wiktionary
Word Details
Letters
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Length
11 letters
Scrabble Score
14 points