searching

[sur-ching]

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.

searching

/ ˈsɜːtʃɪŋ /

adjective

1. keenly penetrating

   a searching look

Other Word Forms

• searchingly adverb
• searchingness noun
• self-searching adjective
• unsearching adjective
• unsearchingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of searching¹

First recorded in 1570–80; search + -ing ²

Example Sentences

He and his business partner Giles Male are searching for new talent to take on the e-sport and hopes that adding more problem solving will make it more "accessible".

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Rescuers in Indonesia are searching for at least 400 people who have been reported missing, many believed to be buried under landslides, after cyclonic rains caused disastrous flooding nearly a week ago.

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Esteban had left his parents’ farm in Sinaloa in northern Mexico at 17 and came here, like everyone else, searching for the fabled American dream.

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Scientists have spent years examining regions where dark matter should be concentrated, especially the center of the Milky Way, searching for these specific gamma rays.

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So, an international team of astronomers began to tune the radio telescopes, searching the sky for the ‘special message’ from stars other than our Sun.

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Related Words

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