Looking vs. Searching

Looking vs. Searching — Is There a Difference?
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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 criticism

Lookingnoun

(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 him

Searchingadjective

diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation;

a probing inquirya searching investigation of their past dealings

Lookingnoun

the act of searching visually

Searchingadjective

having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought, expression, or intellect;

searching insightstrenchant criticism

Lookingadjective

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 talk

Searchingadjective

exploring thoroughly

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