Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: penetration
IPA transcription: [p,ɛnətɹ'eɪʃən]
Pronunciations of penetration
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: penetration, incursion
    Meaning: an attack that penetrates into enemy territory
  • Synonyms: penetration, insight
    Meaning: clear or deep perception of a situation
  • Synonyms: penetration
    Meaning: the act of entering into or through something; "the penetration of upper management by women"
Usage examples
  • This swarthy general, volatile and dramatic, nevertheless had great penetration.
  • That the twinkling of stars is penetration of light through something that quivers?
  • He had 'done time' and he said the greatest punishment to him was not being able to have a 'make' who would submit to penetration, though he was not particular what form the sexual act took.
  • Catherine felt that nothing could have been safer; but ashamed of an ignorance little expected, she dared no longer contest the point, nor refuse to have been as full of arch penetration and affectionate sympathy as Isabella chose to consider her.
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Origins of the Cold War, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Butt plug, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Jack the Ripper, License CC BY-SA 4.0