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- Dictionarysearching/ˈsəːtʃɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. thoroughly scrutinizing, especially in a disconcerting way: "you have to ask yourselves some searching questions"
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SEARCHING definition: 1. intended to find out the often hidden truth about something: 2. intended to find out the often…. Learn more.
1. : to look into or over carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something: such as. a. : to examine in seeking something. searched the north field. b. : to look through or explore by inspecting possible places of concealment or investigating suspicious circumstances. c. : to read thoroughly : check.
What is a basic definition of search? Search means to look to find something that is missing or whose location has been forgotten or is unknown. It also means to carefully examine a person or thing to find something that is hidden.
Searching definition: examining carefully or thoroughly. See examples of SEARCHING used in a sentence.
A searching question or look is intended to discover the truth about something. They asked her some searching questions on moral philosophy and logic. American English : searching / ˈsɜrtʃɪŋ /
SEARCH definition: 1. to look somewhere carefully in order to find something: 2. to try to find the answer to a…. Learn more.
Definition of searching adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define searching. searching synonyms, searching pronunciation, searching translation, English dictionary definition of searching. adj. 1. Examining closely or thoroughly; probing: a searching investigation of their past dealings. 2. Keenly observant: searching insights. search′ing·ly...
If you search for something or someone, you look carefully for them. If you search a place, you look carefully for something there. The police have started searching for the missing men.
adjective. diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation. “a searching investigation of their past dealings”. synonyms: inquisitory, probing. inquiring. given to inquiry. adjective. having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect. “ searching insights”.
