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Grammar : Adv
Spell : sur-ching
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɜr tʃɪŋ



Definition of searchingly

  • As in intently : adv with concentration
  • As in closely : adv approximately, carefully
  • As in hard : adv with determination
Example sentences :
  • He took her face in his hands, lifted it, and his eyes met hers searchingly.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • He looked me over now, searchingly and with a glance of mingled curiosity and anger.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • She continued to look at him, wistfully, searchingly, gently.
  • Extract from : « The Gentleman From Indiana » by Booth Tarkington
  • Long and searchingly Rose-Red looked at him, then seized his hand.
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • Joe turned and looked at me searchingly, with a trace of that old affection of his.
  • Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
  • He looked at Hermione swiftly, searchingly, then dropped his eyes.
  • Extract from : « A Spirit in Prison » by Robert Hichens
  • She conned him searchingly, and the complete calm of him at such a time amazed her.
  • Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini
  • She looked at him searchingly, as if trying to see whether he spoke in earnest.
  • Extract from : « The Great Hunger » by Johan Bojer
  • The tone of these words was so extraordinary that I looked at him searchingly.
  • Extract from : « Heart of Darkness » by Joseph Conrad
  • He was carefully and searchingly examined by that shrewd committee.
  • Extract from : « Mark Twain, A Biography, 1835-1910, Complete » by Albert Bigelow Paine

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