probing
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English[edit]
Adjective[edit]
probing (comparative more probing, superlative most probing)
- That investigates or explores deeply; that attempts to elicit information that is concealed.
- He was unsettled by her probing questions.
- 1953, Isaac Asimov, The Caves of Steel:
- He was not sure he wanted too probing an inquiry into the state of his health.
Noun[edit]
probing (plural probings)
- The action of investigating or exploring.
- 2016 June 11, Phil McNulty, “England 1-1 Russia”, in BBC Sport[1]:
- Rooney was the subject of some mischievous probing from the Russia media before the game as they suggested his retreat into midfield was a measure of his declining powers.
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Verb[edit]
probing
- present participle and gerund of probe