51Թ

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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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Other 51Թ Forms

  • searchingly adverb
  • searchingness noun
  • self-searching adjective
  • unsearching adjective
  • unsearchingly adverb
  • ˈ𲹰󾱲Բ adverb
  • ˈ𲹰󾱲ԲԱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of searching1

First recorded in 1570–80; search + -ing 2
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More sirens later in the morning disrupted rescue operations in the city, hampering emergency workers searching the rubble for survivors.

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However, security forces are still searching for the four gunmen, who escaped after the attack.

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Comments on the piece brimmed with hostility for the very idea that a life prioritizing pets might be more joyous and meaningful than one spent searching for a suitable human.

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Pepi is now in a hostel, and searching for somewhere more suitable, but prices have soared almost 70% since she last rented.

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Cameras inside and outside the home captured the men in fatigues walking around and searching the house.

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