Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PEN'E-TRA-TING
PEN'E-TRA-TEDPEN'E-TRA-TING-LY
PEN'E-TRA-TING, ppr.
- Entering; piercing; understanding.
- adj. Having the power of entering or piercing another body; sharp; subtil. Oil is a penetrating substance.
- Acute; discerning; quick to understand; as, a penetrating mind.
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