A penetrating sound is loud and usually high-pitched. Mary heard the penetrating siren of an ambulance. Her voice was nasal and penetrating.

1. Able or seeming to penetrate: The penetrating odor of garlic soon filled the entire apartment. 2. Keenly perceptive or understanding; acute: The lecture provided penetrating insight into foreign affairs.

I heard a penetrating scream. Someone with penetrating eyes or a penetrating gaze seems able to understand or know you just by looking at you.

adjective tending to penetrate; having the power of entering or piercing “a cold penetrating wind” “a penetrating odor” synonyms: penetrative sharp

pen e trat ing (pen′ i trā′ting), adj. able or tending to penetrate; piercing; sharp: a penetrating shriek; a penetrating glance. acute; discerning: a penetrating observation. Surgery noting a wound that pierces the skin, esp. a deep wound entering an organ or body cavity. Also, penetrant.

adjective Able or seeming to penetrate. adjective Keenly perceptive or understanding; acute. from The Century Dictionary. Having the power of passing into or through (something); sharp; subtile: as, a penetrating odor. Acute; discerning; quick to discover or recognize: as, a penetrating mind.

PENETRATING definition: able or tending to penetrate; piercing; sharp: a penetrating glance. See examples of penetrating used in a sentence.

When something is described as penetrating, it implies a level of depth and significance in its influence or effect. It can refer to a sharp or intense sensation, such as a penetrating gaze or a penetrating cold.

PENETRATING meaning: 1 : able to understand something clearly and fully; 2 : helping people to understand something clearly and fully