perusing

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noun

Synonym of perusal.

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perusalporing overstudying
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Meanings

nounperusing (usually uncountable, plural perusings)

plural perusings

  1. uncountableusuallySynonym of perusal.

    Synonyms: perusal

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of peruse

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of perusal.

Similar
perusal

More synonyms by meaning

nounreading carefully with intent to remember

Similar
perusalporing overstudying
Broader
reading
Also see
perusalstudying

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From peruse + -ing.

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Cite this entry
APA

perusing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perusing

MLA

“perusing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perusing. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “perusing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/perusing.

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