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- Dictionaryprobing/ˈprəʊbɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. inquiring closely into something; searching: "she asks some probing questions"
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adjective. uk / ˈprəʊ.bɪŋ / us / ˈproʊ.bɪŋ / Add to word list. intended to get information: She asked me a few probing questions. Synonym. searching. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Analysing and evaluating. adjudication. analysable. analyser. analyst. assign. dive. have the measure of someone/something idiom. inspection. interpretable
Probing definition: examining, investigating, or exploring something in a deep or searching way. See examples of PROBING used in a sentence.
PROBE definition: 1. to try to discover information that other people do not want you to know, by asking questions…. Learn more.
The meaning of PROBE is a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity). How to use probe in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Probe.
Definitions of probing. adjective. diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation. “a probing inquiry”. synonyms: inquisitory, searching. inquiring. given to inquiry.
to search into or examine thoroughly; question closely: to probe one's conscience. Synonyms: scrutinize, investigate. to examine or explore with or as if with an instrument: The dentist probed the offending tooth. She keeps probing her ear with a cotton swab. verb (used without object) , probed, prob·ing.
probing. adjective. us / ˈproʊ.bɪŋ / uk / ˈprəʊ.bɪŋ / Add to word list. intended to get information: She asked me a few probing questions. Synonym. searching. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Analyzing and evaluating. adjudication. analyst. analytically. assign. dive. have the measure of someone/something idiom. inspection.
noun. 1. the act or an instance of making a thorough inquiry, such as one by a newspaper into corrupt practices. If he remains here, he'll be away from the press and their probings. It's necessary for me to do a little probing. It wasn't as if his probings were particularly vicious or rough. adjective. 2. searching or questioning closely.
n. 1. a. A slender, flexible surgical instrument used to explore a wound or body cavity. b. An electrode or other device that can be placed inside something to take and convey measurements. c. A substance, such as DNA, that is radioactively labeled or otherwise marked and used to detect or identify another substance in a sample. d. A space probe.
Probing definition: Of something that <a>investigates</a> or <a>explores</a> deeply.
