"soul searching" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more soul searching [comparative], most soul searching [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} soul searching (comparative more soul searching, superlative most soul searching)
  1. Alternative spelling of soul-searching Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: soul-searching
    Sense id: en-soul_searching-en-adj-EnkFBPY8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 42 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 34 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 34 31

Noun

Forms: soul searchings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} soul searching (countable and uncountable, plural soul searchings)
  1. Alternative spelling of soul-searching Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: soul-searching
    Sense id: en-soul_searching-en-noun-EnkFBPY8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 42 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 34 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 34 31

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} soul searching
  1. present participle and gerund of soul search Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: soul search
    Sense id: en-soul_searching-en-verb-LSCHPVCz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 42 42 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 35 34 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 35 34 31

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