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    penetrating

    US /ˈpɛnɪˌtretɪŋ/

    ・

    UK /ˈpenɪtreɪtɪŋ/

    B1
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To enter or pass through something
    The sunlight was penetrating the thin curtains and filled the room
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To gain a market in a new area or country
    Telecommunication services succeeded in penetrating the mountainous rural areas thanks to marketing
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To spread through many parts of something
    The poison was penetrating through the muscle to the bone
    adj.Adjective(Of wit, understanding etc.) keen; to the point
    The article had a penetrating view on current events
    v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To gain an understanding of something
    My mother was penetrating what I had in mind

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    Your Microwave's Most Underrated Button | Techniquely with Lan Lam

    10:46Your Microwave's Most Underrated Button | Techniquely with Lan Lam
    • If your microwaves are only penetrating a quarter of an inch and your food is only a quarter of an inch thick there's no center that's not being heated.

      If your microwaves are only penetrating a quarter of an inch and your food is only a quarter of an inch thick there's no center that's not being heated.

    B1

    Sen. Schiff On What Democrats Need To Do To Compete In Red States And Districts

    06:03Sen. Schiff On What Democrats Need To Do To Compete In Red States And Districts
    • I've had dozens of celebrities sit right over there and take this soul-penetrating quiz, but I've never seen anyone struggle so earnestly with the question, apples or oranges?

      I've had dozens of celebrities sit right over there and take this soul-penetrating quiz, but I've never seen anyone struggle so earnestly with the question, apples or oranges?

    • I've had dozens of celebrities sit right over there and take this soul-penetrating quiz,

      I've had dozens of celebrities sit right over there and take this soul-penetrating quiz,

    B1

    Trump Threatens To Kill Iran's Leader | Pentagon Pizza Report | 10 Years Gone | New MAGA Merch

    11:30Trump Threatens To Kill Iran's Leader | Pentagon Pizza Report | 10 Years Gone | New MAGA Merch
    • is the only country with the, like, the one-of-a-kind kind of ground-penetrating weapons that could reach Iran's deeply buried nuclear enrichment facility.

      is the only country with the, like, the one-of-a-kind kind of ground-penetrating weapons that could reach Iran's deeply buried nuclear enrichment facility.

    • One thing to know, the U.S. is the only country with, like, the one-of-a-kind kind of ground-penetrating weapons that could reach Iran's deeply buried nuclear enrichment facility.

      One thing to know, the U.S. is the only country with, like, the one-of-a-kind kind of ground-penetrating weapons that could reach Iran's deeply buried nuclear enrichment facility.

    B1

    Meta's Spending Plans and Alphabet's Ad Outlook

    04:16Meta's Spending Plans and Alphabet's Ad Outlook
    • Nobody is really penetrating the, you know, or hurting them on the ad side.

      Nobody is really penetrating the, you know, or hurting them on the ad side.

    • Nobody's really penetrating the uh you know or hurting them on the ad side.

      Nobody's really penetrating the uh you know or hurting them on the ad side.

    B1

    Wild Advice for Those Who Have Lost Their Minds Over an Ex

    05:20Wild Advice for Those Who Have Lost Their Minds Over an Ex
    • Fourthly, don't merely hate them. All the kind people around you have naturally tried so hard to convince you that they're no good. And they did of course behave abysmally at times, especially at the end. But in private, celebrate their gorgeousness, idealise them until even you can sense that you've reached some kind of limit to what others bluntly call reality. Adore them with infinite imagination until, eventually, it slowly starts to occur to you that you've lost an often quite annoying, latterly rather selfish human, not a celestial visitor with penetrating intelligence and beautiful hands.

      Fourthly, don't merely hate them. All the kind people around you have naturally tried so hard to convince you that they're no good. And they did of course behave abysmally at times, especially at the end. But in private, celebrate their gorgeousness, idealise them until even you can sense that you've reached some kind of limit to what others bluntly call reality. Adore them with infinite imagination until, eventually, it slowly starts to occur to you that you've lost an often quite annoying, latterly rather selfish human, not a celestial visitor with penetrating intelligence and beautiful hands.

    • All the kind people around you have naturally tried so hard to convince you that they are no good—and they did, of course, behave abysmally at times, especially at the end—but in private, celebrate their gorgeousness, idealise them, until even you can sense that you have reached some kind of limit to what others bluntly call "reality." Adore them with infinite imagination until, eventually, it slowly starts to occur to you that you have lost an often quite annoying, latterly rather selfish human—not a celestial visitor with penetrating intelligence and beautiful hands.

      All the kind people around you have naturally tried so hard to convince you that they are no good—and they did, of course, behave abysmally at times, especially at the end—but in private, celebrate their gorgeousness, idealise them, until even you can sense that you have reached some kind of limit to what others bluntly call "reality." Adore them with infinite imagination until, eventually, it slowly starts to occur to you that you have lost an often quite annoying, latterly rather selfish human—not a celestial visitor with penetrating intelligence and beautiful hands.

    B1

    31 Jokes for NERDS!

    03:5331 Jokes for NERDS!
    • What do I have in common with neutrinos? Uh, we're both constantly penetrating your mom.

      What do I have in common with neutrinos? Uh, we're both constantly penetrating your mom.

    • Uh, we're both constantly penetrating your mom.

      Uh, we're both constantly penetrating your mom.

    B1

    Japanese Public Bathing Exposed: The Naked Truth ★ WAO✦RYU!TV ONLY in JAPAN #25

    08:58Japanese Public Bathing Exposed: The Naked Truth ★ WAO✦RYU!TV ONLY in JAPAN #25
    • What's great about it is you have the cool, crisp air out here and the warmth in the water just penetrating the bodies straight to the soul.

      What's great about it is you have the cool, crisp air out here and the warmth in the water just penetrating the bodies straight to the soul.

    • Just penetrating the body's straight to the soul

      Just penetrating the body's straight to the soul

    B1

    GaryVee Brussels Meetup | Belgium 2017

    31:42GaryVee Brussels Meetup | Belgium 2017
    • What you need is constant pressure on any voice that's penetrating you that isn't allowing you to make that jump, whether that's your mom or older brother or your aunt or your best friend or your girlfriend or your boyfriend.

      What you need is constant pressure on any voice that's penetrating you that isn't allowing you to make that jump, whether that's your mom or older brother or your aunt or your best friend or your girlfriend or your boyfriend.

    • on any voice that's penetrating you

      on any voice that's penetrating you

    A2

    10 Dark Conspiracy Theories About Natural Disasters

    13:3010 Dark Conspiracy Theories About Natural Disasters
    • Farmers' research indicates that the extremely low-frequency waves would be capable of penetrating several kilometers into the earth, ferreting out nuclear storage facilities and other underground military installations.

      Farmers' research indicates that the extremely low-frequency waves would be capable of penetrating several kilometers into the earth, ferreting out nuclear storage facilities and other underground military installations.

    • Farmers' research indicates that the extremely low-frequency waves would be capable of penetrating several kilometers into the Earth, ferreting out nuclear storage facilities and other underground military installations.

      Farmers' research indicates that the extremely low-frequency waves would be capable of penetrating several kilometers into the Earth, ferreting out nuclear storage facilities and other underground military installations.

    B2

    ScienceCasts: Space-Time Vortex

    02:49ScienceCasts: Space-Time Vortex
    • They figured out how to keep Earth's magnetic field from penetrating the spacecraft.

      They figured out how to keep Earth's magnetic field from penetrating the spacecraft.

    • They figured out how to keep Earth's magnetic field from penetrating

      They figured out how to keep Earth's magnetic field from penetrating

    B1