Searching
['sɜːtʃɪŋ] or ['sɝtʃɪŋ]
Definition
(adj.) exploring thoroughly .
(adj.) having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect; 'searching insights'; 'trenchant criticism' .
Checked by Erwin--From WordNet
Definition
(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Search
(a.) Exploring thoroughly; scrutinizing; penetrating; trying; as, a searching discourse; a searching eye.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Penetrating, trying.[2]. Close, thorough.
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Examples
- We shall see,' returned the old gentleman with a searching glance. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- Mr. Pickwick paused, and looked steadily on Mr. Winkle, who quailed beneath his leader's searching glance. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- They had been searching among the northern hordes, and only within the past few days had they extended their quest to the south. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- They ranged in height from three to four feet, and were moving restlessly about the enclosure as though searching for food. Edgar Rice Burroughs. A Princess of Mars.
- Indeed, without this tireless minutiae, and methodical, searching spirit, it would have been practically impossible to have produced many of the most important of these inventions. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- He commands this fleet which has been searching for her since. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- Then he commenced groping his way about the floor of the dark chamber searching for the trap that led to the corridors beneath. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- His eyes are large, and grave, and gray; their expression is intent and meditative, rather searching than soft, rather thoughtful than genial. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The sensation was like being touched in the marrow with some pungent and searching acid, it set my very teeth on edge. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Returning to my aunt's chair, I observed dear Mr. Godfrey searching for something softly, here and there, in different parts of the room. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- They suppose themselves to be searching after truth when they are playing the game of 'follow my leader. Plato. The Republic.
- At the mention of this name, his daughter stole a look at him, remarkable for its intense and searching character. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
- She bent down, searching bank, hill, river, spread dim below. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Its history and its associations are its chiefest charm, in any eyes, and the spells they weave are feeble in the searching light of the sun. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- He looked her over in his searching fashion, and then composed himself, with his lids drooping and his finger-tips together, to listen to her story. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
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