perforating
present participle ofperforate
perforate
verb[T]
uk/ˈpɜː.fər.eɪt/us/ˈpɝː.fə.reɪt/to make aholeorholesin something:
Hesufferedfrombruisesand a perforatedeardrumin theaccident.
Making holes in things
- bore
- borer
- breach
- dent
- drill
- gouge
- hole
- perforate
- perforated
- pierce
- piercing
- prick
- probe
- punch
- puncture
- rebore
- redrill
- riddle
- undrilled
Examplesofperforating
perforating
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
When aperforatingvessel is found, it is dissected away from the surrounding muscle and traced to its origin from the vascular pedicle.
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They wished to be seen immediately, as they were worried about meningitis and other long-term complications such as fear ofperforatingthe eardrum and deafness.
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Venous ulcers most commonly occur on the medial or lateral malleolus - the site supplied by the incompetentperforatingveins.
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The grinding flattens the surface of the bone, sometimes reaching through to the internal table and, in a few cases, evenperforatingit.
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Voice inserts itself without regard for cognition and will,perforatingthe metaphysical by weaving in and out of bodies.
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Stroke medicine for the geriatrician are thought to be due to occlusion (by lipohyalinosis or microatheroma) of a singleperforatingartery supplying part of the internal capsule, pons or brainstem.
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Marking orperforatingis probably an obsolete relic of days when people were more unscrupulous at elections than they are now.
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The incidence of duodenal or gastric ulcerperforatingon cimetidine therapy is also low.
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The suggestion that theperforatingcould be reproduced is a little far-fetched.
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We are distracting them from duties which they are nowperforatingadmirably.
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It is considered desirable in the interests of the public service that men who are fully capable ofperforatingtheir police duties should not be pensioned during the present crisis.
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Early instars feed on the surface of the petiole, scratching the epidermis and thenperforatingthe interior.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The mycelium can pass through the simple pits,perforatingthe middle lamella but damage to either the plasmalemma or cell walls was not observed.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In certain instances, the gamma perforator is used to merely spot objects in the well, as in tubing conveyedperforatingoperations and tracer surveys.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The mechanisms includedperforatingthe tag like a sheet of postage stamps to allow the tearing off of a portion of the antenna.
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