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search·ing

(sûr′chĭng)
adj.
1. Examining closely or thoroughly; probing: a searching investigation of their past dealings.
2. Keenly observant: searching insights.

search′ing·ly adv.
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Adv. 1. searchingly - in a searching manner; "`Are you really happy with him,' asked her mother, gazing at Vera searchingly"
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Translations
بِصورةٍ فاحِصَه
pátravě
fürkészõen
meî rannsakandi augnaráîi
pátravo
araştırarak

searchingly

[ˈsɜːtʃɪŋlɪ] ADV [look, ask] → inquisitivamente
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searchingly

adv lookprüfend, forschend
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search

(səːtʃ) verb
1. (often with for) to look for something by careful examination. Have you searched through your pockets thoroughly?; I've been searching for that book for weeks. soek, deursoek يَبْحَث претърсвам procurar hledat suchen lede ψάχνω να βρω κτ. buscar otsima جستجو كردن etsiä chercher לְחַפֵּש तलाश करना tražiti, tragati kutat mencari leita cercare 探す 탐색하다 (ap)ieškoti []meklēt cari zoeken lete/søke etter badać, szukać, przetrząsać پلټل، غوښتل، تلاش كول: ګروېږل، تحقيق كول، لټول procurar a căuta искать; разыскивать hľadať iskati tražiti söka, leta ค้นหา aramak 仔細搜尋 шукати; розшукувати تلاش کرنا tìm kiếm 细查
2. (of the police etc) to examine, looking for eg stolen goods. He was taken to the police station, searched and questioned. deursoek يَفْحَص، يَسْتَجْوِب обискирам revistar pátrat untersuchen kropsvisitere; undersøge ψάχνω κπ., κάνω σωματική έρευνα cachear, registrar läbi otsima تجسس كردن tutkia fouiller לְחַפֵּש pretražiti, pretresti nyomoz; átkutat; megmotoz memeriksa leita á (e-m) perquisire 調べる 조사하다 apieškoti, iškratyti pārmeklēt; izkratīt memeriksa fouilleren gjennomsøke, foreta husundersøkelse rewidować تلاش كول revistar a examina обыскивать pátrať preiskovati pretražiti söka igenom, kroppsvisitera ค้นตัว üstünü aramak, arama yapmak 搜查 обшукувати تلاشی لینا lục soát 搜查
noun
an act of searching. His search did not take long. soektog تَفْتيش търсене busca pátrání die Suche eftersøgning έρευνα, αναζήτηση, ψάξιμο búsqueda, registro, cacheo otsimine, kontroll بازرسي etsintä recherche חיפוש traženje, istraživanje keresés, kutatás pencarian leit ricerca 捜査 탐색 ieškojimas, krata meklēšana pencarian gezoek leting, saumfaring; husundersøkelse rewizja, szukanie لټون: پلټنه: كره كونه: لټونه، تلاش busca cercetare; căutare поиск pátranie iskanje potraga sökande, letande การค้นหา; การค้นตัว arama 搜尋(查) пошуки, розшук تلاشی sự lục soát 搜查
ˈsearcher noun
soeker باحِث търсач investigador pátrač der/die Sucher(in) eftersøgningsmandskab ερευνητής buscador uurija جوينده etsijä chercheur/-euse מְחַפֵּש खोजने वाला tražilac, tragalac kereső, kutató, vizsgáló pencari rannsakandi; leitarmaður ricercatore, ricercatrice, investigatore, investigatrice 探す人 탐색자 ieškotojas meklētājs pencari zoeker en som leter/ransaker badacz, szperacz پلټونكى، غوښتونكى، تلاش كوونكى investigador cercetător лицо, производящее обыск pátrač raziskovalec tragač sökare ผู้ค้นหา araştırıcı 搜查者 шукач مفتش dụng cụ dò tìm 搜查者
ˈsearching adjective
trying to find out the truth by careful examination. He gave me a searching look. ondersoekend فاحِص изпитателен penetrante zkoumavý forschend undersøgende ερευνητικός penetrante uuriv جستجوگر tutkivainen scrutateur חקירה प्रचण्ड, खोज के लिए उत्सुक koji traži, pronicav, temeljit fürkésző menyelidik rannsakandi indagatore 探るような 수사하는 tiriantis pētījošs mencari onderzoekend undersøkende badawczy پلټونكى penetrante iscoditor тщательный; изучающий skúmavý preiskujoč prodoran forskande ที่พินิจพิเคราะห์ araştırıcı, meraklı (目光)銳利的 допитливий تفتیش tinh tế (目光)锐利的
ˈsearchingly adverb
ondersoekend بِصورةٍ فاحِصَه изпитателно penetrantemente pátravě forschend undersøgende (δι)ερευνητικά de manera penetrante uurivalt جستجوگرانه tutkivaisesti d'un œil scrutateur בְּמַבַּט בּוֹחֵן प्रचण्डता से, उत्सुक्तापूर्वक, भेदकता से pronicavo, temeljito fürkészően dengan menyelidik með rannsakandi augnaráði con aria indagatrice 探るように 철저히 tiriamai pētījoši; meklējot dengan mencari onderzoekend undersøkende, forskende badawczo غوښتونكى د penetrantemente iscoditor; amănunţit тщательно pátravo preiskujoče prodorno på ett forskande sätt อย่างพินิจพิเคราะห์ araştırarak 用銳利的目光端詳地 допитливо مفتشانہ انداز میں tinh tế 彻底地
ˈsearchlight noun
a strong light with a beam that can be turned in any direction, used eg to see enemy aeroplanes in the sky. soeklig نور كَشّاف прожектор holofote světlomet der Suchscheinwerfer søgelys δυνατός προβολέας για τον εντοπισμό εχθρικών αεροσκαφών reflector, proyector helgiheitja نورافكن valonheitin projecteur זרקור खोज-बत्ती reflektor keresőlámpa lampu sorot leitarljós; kastljós proiettore, riflettore サーチライト 탐조등 prožektorius prožektors lampu cari zoeklicht søkelys, lyskaster reflektor szperacz رڼا غورزونكى ( روشني انداز ) درڼا holofote proiector прожектор svetlomet žaromet reflektor strålkastare, sökarljus ไฟฉาย ışıldak, projektör 探照燈 прожектор تیز برقی روشنی đèn pha rọi 探照灯
search party
a group of people looking for a missing person. When the climbers failed to return, a search party was sent out. soekgeselskap فِرقَة التَّفْتيش عن شَخْص ضائِع спасителен отряд expedição de socorro pátrací skupina der Suchtrupp eftersøgningshold ομάδα αναζήτησης αγνοούμενων equipo de rescate otsingusalk گروه تجسس etsintäpartio expédition de secours צֶווֶת חִיפּוּש अन्वेषक दल tragalačka ekipa, potraga mentőosztag regu pencari leitarflokkur (squadra di soccorso) 捜索隊 수색대 paieškos grupė meklēšanas/glābšanas grupa kumpulan pencari reddingsploeg letemannskaper, manngard ekipa ratunkowa رڼا غورزونكى expedição de socorro echipă de salvare поисковая группа pátracia skupina reševalna ekipa spasilačka ekipa spaningspatrull, skallgångsfolk กลุ่มคนที่ค้นหาผู้สูญหาย arama ekibi 搜索隊 пошукова група تفتیشی ٹولی đội tìm kiếm 搜索救援队
search warrant
a warrant giving legal permission to the police to search a house etc. soeklasbrief أمْر رَسْمي بالتَّفْتيش заповед за обиск mandado de busca povolení k domovní prohlídce der Hausdurchsuchungsbefehl ransagningskendelse ένταλμα έρευνας orden de registro läbiotsimisluba حكم بازرسي kotietsintälupa mandat de perquisition צַו חִיפּוּש तलाशी अधि-पत्र nalog za premetačinu házkutatási engedély perintah penggeledahan húsleitarheimild mandato di perquisizione 捜査令状 수색영장 kratos orderis kratīšanas orderis waran geledah machtiging tot huiszoeking ransakingsordre nakaz rewizji د تحقیق حکم mandado de busca man­dat de percheziţie ордер на обыск povolenie na domovú prehliadku nalog za preiskavo nalog za pretres husrannsakningsorder หมายอนุญาตให้ตํารวจเข้าค้นบ้าน arama emri 搜索票 ордер на обшук تلاشی کا سرکاری حکمنامہ lệnh khám nhà 搜查证
in search of
searching for. We went in search of a restaurant. in die soeke na, op soek na بَحْثا عَن в търсене à procura de hledat auf der Suche nach ud for at lede efter; på jagt efter σε αναζήτηση en busca de otsima در جستجويپ etsiä jtk à la recherche de חִיפוּש אַחֲרֵי की तलाश में u potrazi za (vminek/vkinek a) keresésére (indul stb.) mencari í leit að alla ricerca di 〜を探して (~을) 찾아서 ieškodamas meklējumos; meklējot mencari op zoek naar på jakt etter w poszukiwaniu په لټه كي à procura de în căutarea... в поисках hľadať iskati (kaj) u potrazi på jakt efter การค้นหา ...-in peşinde, aramaya 尋找 у пошуках تلاش میں để tìm kiếm ai/cái gì 寻找
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Martin looked at him searchingly for a moment, then cried:-
Kutuzov looked at them searchingly, stopped his carriage, and inquired what regiment they belonged to.
He took a worn photograph from his pocket and looked at it long and searchingly, and when he put it away he sighed.
The General stroked his grey moustache and looked searchingly at the young officer.
Miss Jethro lifted her veil for the first time, and eyed him searchingly.
I believe he was much disappointed that I did not feel his offensive sayings more acutely, for when he had said anything particularly well calculated to hurt my feelings, he would stare me searchingly in the face, and then grumble against my 'marble heart' or my 'brutal insensibility.' If I had bitterly wept and deplored his lost affection, he would, perhaps, have condescended to pity me, and taken me into favour for a while, just to comfort his solitude and console him for the absence of his beloved Annabella, until he could meet her again, or some more fitting substitute.
When I came up, he touched my shoulder and looked searchingly down into my face for several seconds.
She scanned the baby narrowly, then looked as searchingly at Zandrine, whose face was turned to gaze across the fields.
It was more than two o'clock in the afternoon when Adam came in sight of the grey town on the hill-side and looked searchingly towards the green valley below, for the first glimpse of the old thatched roof near the ugly red mill.
He made a gesture which signified, "Speak;" and he remained standing, with his eyes fixed searchingly on these desponding men.
Occasionally the beast would stop with high-held nose, sniffing searchingly. At other times a quick, brief incursion into the branches above delayed it momentarily in its steady journey toward the east.
"Why did you do that?" he asked, looking at me searchingly.

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