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searchingly
[
sur
-ching
]
search·ing
/
ˈsɜr
tʃɪŋ
/
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sur
-ching
]
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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.
Origin:
1570–80;
search
+
-ing
2
Related forms
search·ing·ly,
adverb
search·ing·ness,
noun
self-search·ing,
adjective, noun
un·search·ing,
adjective
un·search·ing·ly,
adverb
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searching
(ˈsɜːtʃɪŋ)
—
adj
keenly penetrating:
a searching look
'searchingly
—
adv
'searchingness
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n
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