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View synonyms for

searching

[ sur-ching ]

adjective

  1. examining carefully or thoroughly:

    a searching inspection.

  2. acutely observant or penetrating:

    a searching glance; a searching mind.

  3. piercing or sharp:

    a searching wind.



searching

/ ˈɜːʃɪŋ /

adjective

  1. keenly penetrating

    a searching look

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ𲹰󾱲Բ, adverb
  • ˈ𲹰󾱲ԲԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • 𲹰iԲ· adverb
  • 𲹰iԲ·Ա noun
  • -𲹰iԲ adjective noun
  • ܲ·𲹰iԲ adjective
  • un·𲹰iԲ· adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of searching1

First recorded in 1570–80; search + -ing 2
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Example Sentences

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"I know that the length of time it has taken to provide them with the answers they have been searching for has added to that pain."

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But, he’s still going to be searching with no retirement on the horizon.

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Police in South Africa are searching for answers after the bodies of three police officers - who had been missing for six days - were found in a river.

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I get an uneasy feeling, searching for her echo in these galleries, like she doesn’t want to be found there.

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Police are searching for a gunman who wounded three people in a shooting in Boyle Heights on Monday afternoon, authorities said.

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