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tʃɪŋ 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.
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| —adj | |
| keenly penetrating: a searching look | |
| 'searchingly | |
| —adv | |
| 'searchingness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
search
early 14c., from O.Fr. cerchier "to search," from L. circare "go about, wander, traverse," from circus "circle." The noun is first recorded c.1400. Phrase search me as a verbal shrug of ignorance first recorded 1901. Search warrant first attested 1739. Search-light recorded from 1883.
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