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were questing
  • past progressive of quest.

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Clumps and clusters of birds in flight were questing back and forth, black dots against the blue sky, moving in some kind of desperate Brownian motion.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

The man's blue eyes, even when he used the easy manner of the high-bred Frenchman, were questing and resolute.

From The Hunters of the Hills by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)