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probing

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probe  (prb)
n.
1. An exploratory action, expedition, or device, especially one designed to investigate and obtain information on a remote or unknown region.
2. A slender, flexible surgical instrument used to explore a wound or body cavity.
3. Biology A substance, such as DNA, that is radioactively labeled or otherwise marked and used to detect or identify another substance in a sample.
4. The act of exploring or searching with or as if with a device or instrument.
5. An investigation into unfamiliar matters or questionable activities; a penetrating inquiry: a congressional probe into price fixing. See Synonyms at inquiry.
6. A space probe.
v. probed, prob·ing, probes
v.tr.
1. To explore with or as if with a probe: probe a wound; probe one's motives.
2. To delve into; investigate.
v.intr.
To conduct an exploratory investigation; search.

[Middle English, examination, from Medieval Latin proba, from Late Latin, proof, from Latin probre, to test, from probus, good; see per1 in Indo-European roots.]

prober n.
probing·ly adv.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.probing - diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation; "a probing inquiry"; "a searching investigation of their past dealings"
inquiring - given to inquiry; "an inquiring mind"
Translations
probing [ˈprəʊbɪŋ]
A. ADJ [question] → agudo, penetrante
B. N
1. (with probe, instrument) → sondeo m; (with hands) → palpación f, tanteo m
2. (= investigation) → investigación f
3. (= exploration) → exploración f
probing [ˈprəʊbɪŋ] ninvestigations fpl
probing
nUntersuchung f; (esp with device) → Sondierung f, → Sondieren nt; all this probing into people’s private affairsdieses Herumschnüffeln in den privaten Angelegenheiten der Leute
adj question, study, fingersprüfend
probing [ˈprəʊbɪŋ] adj (look) → penetrante; (question) → sottile; (interrogation, study) → approfondito/a
probing [ˈprəʊbɪŋ] adj (look) → penetrante; (question) → sottile; (interrogation, study) → approfondito/a


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Prince Andrew remembered nothing more: he lost consciousness from the terrible pain of being lifted onto the stretcher, the jolting while being moved, and the probing of his wound at the dressing station.
So Roger Chillingworth -- the man of skill, the kind and friendly physician -- strove to go deep into his patient's bosom, delving among his principles, prying into his recollections, and probing everything with a cautious touch, like a treasure-seeker in a dark cavern.
While his dogs were merely sweating because every time they tried to pack the unhappy lad tight in one part he bulged out in another, Hook's master mind had gone far beneath Slightly's surface, probing not for effects but for causes; and his exultation showed that he had found them.
 
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