adj
probing
adj
1
Searching and thorough, especially when asking questions meant to uncover hidden truths.
"The journalist asked probing questions the senator clearly wasn't expecting."
noun
1
The act of investigating or examining something closely.
"Years of probing finally revealed the source of the leak."
How to Use Probing
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDigging deep to uncover information, or an adjective describing questions/looks that do that.
Common pairings
probing questions
probing look
Word Forms
more probing comparative, probings plural, most probing superlative
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