PROBING definition: examining, investigating, or exploring something in a deep or searching way. See examples of probing used in a sentence.
Add to word list (of a question) difficult to answer without telling the truth: probing questions (Definition of probing from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Definition of probing adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of probing adjective diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation “a probing inquiry” synonyms: inquisitory, searching inquiring given to inquiry
It's necessary for me to do a little probing. It wasn't as if his probings were particularly vicious or rough. 2. He'd questioned him in a manner which was both probing and hesitant. He anticipated some probing questions. He had a lively and probing intelligence. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
To make a physical search, especially by penetrating with a probe: birds probing in the sand for clams. 2. To pose questions or conduct an investigation: The police are probing into what really happened.
Probing refers to the act of investigating, examining, or exploring something thoroughly for the purpose of gathering information or understanding a certain matter in more depth.
English Adjective probing (comparative more probing, superlative most probing) That investigates or explores deeply; that attempts to elicit information that is concealed. He was unsettled by her probing questions.
Used to describe a thorough and detailed questioning or investigation, often to uncover hidden information. It can carry a slightly intrusive connotation. The detective's probing questions made everyone uncomfortable. Her probing look suggested she knew more than she let on.