Based on the context of this line from james joyce's "araby," what is the correct definition of the word pervades? i recognized a silence like that which pervades a church after a service.

That alligator hungry. vittles very scarce that time a season. his belly be pinchin him hard, now. but bruh deer is fat, and so he is in heavy trouble. the alligator there in front of him. the beagles there behind him. what bruh deer gone do? he sees the alligator and he hears the beagles. how does the author readers understand what the word pinchin means?