Looking vs. Searching
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Difference Between Looking and Searching
Lookingverb
as the last part of compound adjectives: relating to or having the appearance of.
Searchingadjective
(of an investigation, etc.) Thorough.
Lookingnoun
The act of one who looks; a glance.
Searchingadjective
Looking over closely; penetrating; severe.
a searching gaze; searching criticismLookingnoun
(obsolete) The manner in which one looks; appearance; countenance.
Searchingnoun
search; hunt
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Lookingnoun
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually;
he went out to have a lookhis look was fixed on her eyeshe gave it a good looking athis camera does his looking for himSearchingadjective
diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation;
a probing inquirya searching investigation of their past dealingsLookingnoun
the act of searching visually
Searchingadjective
having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect;
searching insightstrenchant criticismLookingadjective
appearing to be as specified; usually used as combining forms;
left their clothes dirty lookinga most disagreeable looking characterangry-lookingliquid-lookingsevere-looking policemen on noble horsesfine-sounding phrasestaken in by high-sounding talkSearchingadjective
exploring thoroughly
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