pore
verb (used without object)
to read or study with steady attention or application.
poring
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present participleof pore.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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I spent weeks at a time poring over old social media posts.
From Slate ● Sep. 22, 2026
It requires poring over difficult books and patiently listening to what others have to say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
One evening, poring through the picturesque archives at the Yale Club while researching her monograph on memory and mind palace theory, Béatrice stumbles upon a curious audiotape.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
Even now, poring through his footage, desperately looking for clues, McElwee pines for that larger view — the one that might somehow bring the boy back to his inconsolable father.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026
The food lifted his spirits, and soon he was poring over the map in the flickering light.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
