Definition for PEN'E-TRA-TING

PEN'E-TRA-TING, ppr.

  1. Entering; piercing; understanding.
  2. adj. Having the power of entering or piercing another body; sharp; subtil. Oil is a penetrating substance.
  3. Acute; discerning; quick to understand; as, a penetrating mind.

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