Searching

Pronunciation: /ˈsɜːrtʃ/

Searching (verb)

  1. Try to find something by looking carefully.
  2. Use a computer to find information online.
  3. Examine a place or person to find evidence of a crime.

Examples

  • She searched the room for her keys.
  • They searched the garden for the missing cat.

Common collocations: search for clues, search thoroughly, search high and low, search the internet, search a website

Searching (noun)

  1. The action of trying to find something.
  2. An attempt to find information online using a computer.

Examples

  • The search for the missing child continued.
  • Their search for a new apartment was successful.

Synonyms of Searching

Formal

Neutral

Antonyms of Searching

  • when choosing not to seek
  • when missing something unintentionally