penetrating look
1penetrating — [[t]pe̱nɪtreɪtɪŋ[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED A penetrating sound is loud and usually high pitched. Mary heard the penetrating bell of an ambulance... Her voice was nasal and penetrating. Syn: piercing 2) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If someone gives you a… …
2penetrating — pen|e|trat|ing [ˈpenıtreıtıŋ] adj 1.) penetrating look/eyes/gaze etc a look etc which makes you feel uncomfortable and seems to see inside your mind ▪ a pair of penetrating dark eyes ▪ He gave her a penetrating stare. 2.) showing an ability to… …
3penetrating — adjective 1 penetrating look/eyes/gaze a look etc which makes you feel uncomfortable and seems to see inside your mind: an attempt to avoid her husband s penetrating gaze 2 a penetrating sound is loud, clear, and often unpleasant: a penetrating… …
4penetrating — pen|e|trat|ing [ penə,treıtıŋ ] adjective 1. ) seeming to be able to know what you are thinking: a penetrating look/gaze/stare a ) a penetrating voice or sound is so high or loud that it makes you slightly uncomfortable b ) affecting you by… …
5penetrating — UK [ˈpenəˌtreɪtɪŋ] / US adjective 1) a penetrating look makes you feel that the person knows what you are thinking His penetrating stare made her feel uncomfortable. 2) a penetrating voice or sound is so high or loud that it makes you slightly… …
6penetrating — [ˈpenəˌtreɪtɪŋ] adj 1) a person who gives you a penetrating look seems to know what you are thinking Syn: piercing 2) intelligent and quick to solve problems or to understand things 3) a penetrating voice or sound is so high or loud that it makes …
7look — I n. glance expression 1) to get, have, take a look 2) to dart, shoot; steal a look 3) to give smb. a look 4) a blank, distant, faraway, vacant look (she had a faraway look in her eyes) 5) an anxious, worried; baleful; close, hard; come hither,… …
8look — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 act of looking at/considering sth ADJECTIVE ▪ little ▪ brief, cursory, quick ▪ careful, close, close up (esp. AmE) …
9penetrating — adj. Penetrating is used with these nouns: ↑critique, ↑damp, ↑eye, ↑gaze, ↑insight, ↑look, ↑voice …
10come hither look — Synonyms and related words: amorous looks, bedroom eyes, coquetry, coquettish glances, coquettishness, coyness, dalliance, evil eye, flirtation, flirtatiousness, gape, gaze, glad eye, glare, glower, glowering look, goggle, goo goo eyes, malocchio …
