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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Examining closely or thoroughly; probing: a searching investigation of their past dealings.
  • adj. Keenly observant: searching insights.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. Present participle of search.
  • adj. Thorough.
  • n. search; hunt
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Exploring thoroughly; scrutinizing; penetrating; trying.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Engaged in seeking, exploring, investigating, or examining: as, a searching party.
  • Keen; penetrating; close: as, a searching discourse; a searching wind; a searching investigation.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect
  • adj. exploring thoroughly
  • adj. diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
    • Equivalent
    intelligent    explorative    exploratory    inquiring   
    Cross Reference
    attentive    discerning    sharp   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    scrutinizing    penetrating    trying    sharp    scrutinous   
    Verb Stem
    search   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    lurching    researching   
     
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