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    Probing
    /ˈprōbiNG/

    adjective

    • 1. inquiring closely into something; searching: "she asks some probing questions"
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  3. Definition of probing adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  4. examining somebody/something closely. She looked away from his dark probing eyes. Definition of probing adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  5. an act or instance of probing. an investigation, especially by a legislative committee, of suspected illegal activity. a tool or instrument designed for examining something, especially a slender surgical instrument for exploring the depth or direction of a wound, sinus, or the like.

  6. Definitions of 'probing' 1. the act or an instance of making a thorough inquiry, such as one by a newspaper into corrupt practices. [...] 2. searching or questioning closely. [...] More. Synonyms of 'probing' • interrogation, questioning, inquiry, examination [...] More. Collocations with 'probing' probing question.

  7. 1. the act or an instance of making a thorough inquiry, such as one by a newspaper into corrupt practices. [...] 2. searching or questioning closely. [...] More. Synonyms of 'probing' • interrogation, questioning, inquiry, examination [...] More. Collocations with the word 'probing' probing question. Examples of 'probing' in a sentence.

  8. to search into or examine thoroughly; question closely:to probe one's conscience. to examine or explore with a probe. v.i. to examine or explore with or as if with a probe. n. the act of probing. a slender surgical instrument for exploring the depth or direction of a wound, sinus, or the like.

  9. What does the adjective probing mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective probing . See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

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