Hypertext Webster Gateway: "searching"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Search \Search\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Searched}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Searching}.] [OE. serchen, cerchen, OF. cerchier, F.
chercher, L. circare to go about, fr. L. circum, circa,
around. See {Circle}.]
1. To look over or through, for the purpose of finding
something; to examine; to explore; as, to search the city.
``Search the Scriptures.'' --John v. 39.
They are come to search the house. --Shak.
Search me, O God, and know my heart. --Ps. cxxxix.
23.
2. To inquire after; to look for; to seek.
I will both search my sheep, and seek them out.
--Ezek. xxxiv.
11.
Enough is left besides to search and know. --Milton.
3. To examine or explore by feeling with an instrument; to
probe; as, to search a wound.
4. To examine; to try; to put to the test.
{To search out}, to seek till found; to find by seeking; as,
to search out truth.
Syn: To explore; examine; scrutinize; seek; investigate; pry
into; inquire.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Searching \Search"ing\, a.
Exploring thoroughly; scrutinizing; penetrating; trying; as,
a searching discourse; a searching eye. ``Piercing,
searching, biting, cold.'' --Dickens. -- {Search"ing*ly},
adv. -- {Search"ing*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
searching
adj 1: diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation; "a
probing inquiry"; "a searching investigation of their
past dealings" [syn: {inquisitory}, {probing}]
2: having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought,
expression, or intellect; "searching insights"; "trenchant
criticism" [syn: {trenchant}]
3: exploring thoroughly
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