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searching

The correct spelling is searching.

How to pronounce searching

verb

IPA: /ˈsɜːtʃɪŋ/

Say it like: See-rch-ing

The correct spelling is searching. To look in (a place) for something. For example: "I searched the garden for the keys and found them in the vegetable patch."

Usage Examples

I searched the garden for the keys and found them in the vegetable patch.

The police are searching for evidence in his flat.

a searching gaze; searching criticism

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To look in (a place) for something.
  2. 2.(followed by "for") To look thoroughly.
  3. 3.To look for, seek.
  4. 4.To probe or examine (a wound).
  5. 5.To examine; to try; to put to the test.

noun

  1. 1.Search; hunt

adjective

  1. 1.(of an investigation, etc.) Thorough.
  2. 2.Looking over closely; penetrating; severe.

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