Definition of SEARCHING

searching

Meanings

Plural: searchings

Verb

  • try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
    • "The police are searching for clues"
    • "They are searching for the missing man in the entire county"
  • search or seek
  • inquire into
  • subject to a search
  • present participle and gerund of search

Adjective Satellite

  • diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation
    • "a searching investigation of their past dealings"
  • having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect
    • "searching insights"
  • exploring thoroughly

Adj

  • Thorough.
  • Looking over closely; penetrating; severe.

Noun

  • search; hunt

Scrabble Score: 15

searching is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
searching is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
searching is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

searching is a valid Words With Friends word