searching
Pronunciation:
/ˈsɜːtʃɪŋ//ˈsɝtʃɪŋ/verb
Definitions
To look in (a place) for something.
Example: I searched the garden for the keys and found them in the vegetable patch.
(followed by "for") To look thoroughly.
Example: The police are searching for evidence in his flat.
To look for, seek.
To probe or examine (a wound).
noun
Definitions
Search; hunt
adjective
Definitions
(of an investigation, etc.) Thorough.
Looking over closely; penetrating; severe.
Example: a searching gaze; searching criticism