"permeating" in the verb sense
1. permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle
spread or diffuse through
"An atmosphere of distrust has permeated this administration"
"music penetrated the entire building"
"His campaign was riddled with accusations and personal attacks"
2. percolate, sink in, permeate, filter
pass through
"Water permeates sand easily"
3. interpenetrate, permeate
penetrate mutually or be interlocked
"The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot"
"permeating" in the adjective sense
1. permeant, permeating, permeative, pervasive
spreading or spread throughout
"armed with permeative irony...he punctures affectations"
"the pervasive odor of garlic"
"an error is pervasive if it is material to more than one conclusion"
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