"searching" meaning in English

See searching in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈsɝt͡ʃɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈsɜːtʃɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-searching.wav [US] Forms: more searching [comparative], most searching [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)tʃɪŋ Head templates: {{en-adj}} searching (comparative more searching, superlative most searching)
  1. (of an investigation, etc.) Thorough. Tags: usually
    Sense id: en-searching-en-adj-NVO8hqcB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 32 10 33 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 34 27 10 29
  2. Looking over closely; penetrating; severe.
    Sense id: en-searching-en-adj-HNXzYnSR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 32 10 33 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 34 27 10 29

Noun

IPA: /ˈsɝt͡ʃɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈsɜːtʃɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-searching.wav [US] Forms: searchings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)tʃɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} searching (plural searchings)
  1. search; hunt Derived forms: heartsearching, job searching, soul searching
    Sense id: en-searching-en-noun-fNqeLQme

Verb

IPA: /ˈsɝt͡ʃɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈsɜːtʃɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-searching.wav [US]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)tʃɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} searching
  1. present participle and gerund of search Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: search
    Sense id: en-searching-en-verb-WUKJVlTN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 32 10 33 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 34 27 10 29

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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