self-searching

self-search·ing

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Definitions of self-searching word

adjective self-searching examining carefully or thoroughly: a searching inspection. 1
adjective self-searching acutely observant or penetrating: a searching glance; a searching mind. 1
adjective self-searching piercing or sharp: a searching wind. 1

before 1570

One of the 33% oldest English words

First recorded in 1570-80; search + -ing2

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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