ALL meanings of searching
search·ing
S s - adjective searching examining carefully or thoroughly: a searching inspection. 1
- adjective searching acutely observant or penetrating: a searching glance; a searching mind. 1
- adjective searching piercing or sharp: a searching wind. 1
- verb with object searching to go or look through (a place, area, etc.) carefully in order to find something missing or lost: They searched the woods for the missing child. I searched the desk for the letter. 1
- verb with object searching to look at or examine (a person, object, etc.) carefully in order to find something concealed: He searched the vase for signs of a crack. The police searched the suspect for weapons. 1
- verb with object searching to explore or examine in order to discover: They searched the hills for gold. 1
- verb with object searching to look at, read, or examine (a record, writing, collection, repository, etc.) for information: to search a property title; He searched the courthouse for a record of the deed to the land. 1
- verb with object searching to look at or beneath the superficial aspects of to discover a motive, reaction, feeling, basic truth, etc.: He searched her face for a clue to her true feelings. 1
- verb with object searching to look into, question, or scrutinize: She searched her conscience. 1
- verb with object searching (of natural elements) to pierce or penetrate: The sunlight searched the room's dark corners. 1
- verb with object searching to uncover or find by examination or exploration (often followed by out): to search out all the facts. 1
- verb with object searching Military. to fire artillery over (an area) with successive changes in gun elevation. 1
- verb with object searching Computers. to electronically retrieve data, Web pages, database records, or other information from (files, databases, etc.) by typing relevant terms into a search engine or other search tool: Most of us have searched the Internet for medical advice. 1
- verb without object searching to inquire, investigate, examine, or seek; conduct an examination or investigation. 1
- noun searching the act of searching; careful examination or investigation: Her date with the guy she met online went badly, so her search for “Mr. Right” continues. an instance of this: Did the search turn up any clues? 1
- noun searching the practice, on the part of naval officers of a belligerent nation, of boarding and examining a suspected neutral vessel at sea in order to ascertain its true nationality and determine if it is carrying contraband: the right of visit and search. 1
- noun searching Computers. the act or process of electronically retrieving data, Web pages, database records, or other information from files, databases, etc., as in Boolean search; keyword search: A search of the article turned up two references to my company. 1
- idioms searching search me, I don't know: Why has it taken so long to reach a decision? Search me. 1
- adjective searching A searching question or look is intended to discover the truth about something. 0
- adjective searching keenly penetrating 0
- adjective searching examining or exploring thoroughly; scrutinizing; thorough 0
- adjective searching sharp; piercing; penetrating 0