probing

POS

Verb (usu participle)

HYPHEN

prob=ing

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WORDNET DICTIONARY

Adjective probing has 1 sense

probing(s = adj.all) inquisitory, searching - diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation; "a probing inquiry"; "a searching investigation of their past dealings"

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THESAURUS

probing

Socratic method, asking, bringing into question, catechetical method, catechization, catechizing, challenge, deepening, delving, depression, digging, dispute, drilling, examination, excavation, fishing, in search of, inquest, inquiring, inquisition, interpellation, interrogation, investigation, loaded for bear, looking for, lowering, mining, nosy, out for, out for bear, poking, probe, prying, pumping, querying, quest, questioning, quiz, quizzing, research, searching, seeking, sinkage, sinking, tunneling

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