penetrating
pe nuh tray ting
- v pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance
- v come to understand
- v become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
- v enter a group or organization in order to spy on the members
- v make one's way deeper into or through
- v insert the penis into the vagina or anus of
- v spread or diffuse through
- s having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
penetrating insight - s tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing
a cold penetrating wind
a penetrating odor
- Agee was a poet, a penetrating film critic for PTI and other magazines, an intricate public conscience, and a man who carried all his life the burden of his father's death in a .
- Two years after Congress reduced welfare for individuals and families, this other kind of welfare continues to expand, penetrating every corner of the American economy.
- Methodical and voracious, these hackers wanted all the files they could find, and they were getting them by penetrating secure computer networks at the country's most sensitive .