searching

searching is a 9-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: of Search. Face value is 15 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 15 · Words With Friends 17 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. present participle. of Search
2. adjective. Exploring thoroughly; scrutinizing; penetrating; trying; as, a searching discourse; a searching eye.
3. adjective. exploring thoroughly
4. adjective. diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation

   "a probing inquiry"

   "a searching investigation of their past dealings"

   Synonyms: inquisitory, probing

5. adjective. having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect

   "searching insights"

   "trenchant criticism"

   Synonyms: trenchant

Synonyms

inquisitory, probing, trenchant

Common word forms

search, searchings, searchingly, searchingness

Words from these letters

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