searchings
Acts of looking
Searchings is the plural of searching used as a noun—instances of looking for something or examining something closely.
The word appears in reflective or spiritual contexts: After much searchings of heart, she decided to forgive him.
More commonly, searching functions as an adjective meaning thorough or probing: a searching look, searching questions.
Searching by moving things
- siftingSeparating by particle size
- combingArranging strands with teeth
- huntingPursuing wild game
- foragingSeeking wild food sources
groping · fumbling · patting · frisking · probing · digging · rooting · ransacking
Observing one's own mind
- meditationFocused attention practice
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- self-examinationScrutiny of one's thoughts
questioning · seeking · pilgrimage · awakening · enlightenment · wandering · yearning · longing
Questions seeking information
- lookupsActs of searching references
- browsingCasual examination of options
- googlingInternet query activity
- filteringSelective passage of elements
keywords · results · indexing · crawling · algorithms · database · retrieval · parameters
Systematic searches for truth
- explorationsSearches through unfamiliar territory
- examinationsFormal tests of knowledge
- inquiriesRequests for information
- probesInvestigative examinations
studies · analyses · inspections · reviews · surveys · audits · assessments · evaluations
rummaging
Searching by moving things
foraging · groping · fumbling · patting · frisking · probing · digging · rooting · ransacking · scavenging
introspection
Observing one's own mind
- meditationFocused attention practice
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- reflectionReturned light or thought
self-examination · questioning · seeking · pilgrimage · awakening · enlightenment · wandering · yearning · longing · questing
queries
Questions seeking information
- lookupsActs of searching references
- browsingCasual examination of options
- googlingInternet query activity
filtering · keywords · results · indexing · crawling · algorithms · database · retrieval · parameters · matches
investigations
Systematic searches for truth
- explorationsSearches through unfamiliar territory
- examinationsFormal tests of knowledge
- inquiriesRequests for information
probes · studies · analyses · inspections · reviews · surveys · audits · assessments · evaluations · questionings
yearnings
Intense, sustained desires
pining · hungering · thirsting · reaching · grasping · needing · striving · restlessness · dissatisfaction · emptiness
searchingsfindings
Conclusions from investigation
discoveries · uncoverings · retrievals · acquisitions · attainments
searchingshappenstances
Unplanned chance events
windfalls · accidents · gifts · inheritances
- searching forTrying to find
- soul searchingHonest internal moral inventory
- searching questions
- job searchingPursuing gainful employment
- strip searchingNude suspect examination