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searching

/ˈsɜːtʃɪŋ/ verb · British & US

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What does searching mean?

verb

Present participle of search. Engaged in the act of searching.

Example

"She's been searching for her lost phone all morning."

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Words that share this root

search searcher searching inquire

What's another word for searching?

looking seeking investigating inquiring probing pursuing

What's the opposite of searching?

finding locating discovering

Rhymes with searching

searching perishing curishing heirsch