searching

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UK /ˈsɜːtʃɪŋ/ US /ˈsɜɹt͡ʃɪŋ/

adj 2noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

all, earnest, escaped, lost, missing, new, serious, well-paid

The police launched an earnest searching effort after the child went missing.

VERB + SEARCHING

gave, gaze, hindered, police, saw, started, subjected

The police started searching the neighborhood after the child went missing yesterday afternoon.

SEARCHING + NOUN

clues, criticism, friend, garbage, glance, keywords, puppy, something

She gave him a searching glance across the table, wondering if he was telling the truth.

PREP.

from, in, through

I spent hours searching through old boxes in the attic for my grandmother's letters.

ADV.

hurriedly

She was searching hurriedly through her bag for her keys before leaving the house.

Definitions

adj

Thorough.

Einstein's photoelectric equation has been subjected to very searching tests and it appears in every case to predict exactly the observed results.

Looking over closely; penetrating; severe.

a searching gaze; searching criticism

‘So you are going out there. Famous. Interesting too.’ He gave me a searching glance, and made another note.

noun

Search; hunt.

Her songs take us through many mood changes from lighthearted lovesongs and social commentary to a serious searching for answers and understanding.

Depending on whom you ask, Antony Flew is either a true convert whose lifelong intellectual searchings finally brought him to God or a senescent scholar possibly being exploited by his associates.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation

inquisitory
probing

adjective — having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought,

trenchant

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Einstein's photoelectric equation has been subjected to very searching tests and it appears in every case to predict exactly the observed results.

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a searching gaze; searching criticism

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‘So you are going out there. Famous. Interesting too.’ He gave me a searching glance, and made another note.

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Her songs take us through many mood changes from lighthearted lovesongs and social commentary to a serious searching for answers and understanding.

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Depending on whom you ask, Antony Flew is either a true convert whose lifelong intellectual searchings finally brought him to God or a senescent scholar possibly being exploited by his associates.

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The boy was searching for the lost key.

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