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Perceiving
- verb - become conscious of; "She finally perceived the futility of her protest"
- to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon"
Percussing
- verb - strike or tap firmly; "the doctor percussed his chest and back"
Perfecting
- verb - make perfect or complete;
Performing
- verb - carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance"
- get (something) done; "I did my job"
- give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera"
- perform a function; "Who will perform the wedding?"
- the performance of a part or role in a drama
Permeating
- verb - pass through; "Water permeates sand easily"
- penetrate mutually or be interlocked; "The territories of two married people interpenetrate a lot"
- 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"
- spreading or spread throughout;
Permitting
- verb -
- Allowed
- consent to, give permission; "She permitted her son to visit her estranged husband"; "I won't let the police search her basement"; "I cannot allow you to see your exam"
- make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen; "This permits the water to rush in"; "This sealed door won't allow the water come into the basement"; "This will permit the rain to run off"
Perorating
- verb - conclude a speech with a formal recapitulation
- deliver an oration in grandiloquent style
Peroxiding
- verb - bleach with peroxide; "She must peroxide her hair-it looks unnaturally blond"
Perplexing
- adjective - baffling
- lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity; "sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement"
Persisting
- verb - be persistent, refuse to stop; "he persisted to call me every night"; "The child persisted and kept asking questions"
- continue to exist; "These stories die hard"; "The legend of Elvis endures"
- relentless and indefatigable in pursuit or as if in pursuit; "impossible to escape the dogging fears"
- stay behind; "The smell stayed in the room"; "The hostility remained long after they made up"