scrutinising

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adjective

Of an action that scrutinises.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of scrutinise
adjectivescrutinising (comparative more scrutinising, superlative most scrutinising)

comparative more scrutinising · superlative most scrutinising

  1. Of an action that scrutinises.

    Not such was the impression produced by a second and more scrutinising look, or when the face before you was lighted by expression.

    1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Interview”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 244
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scrutinising,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scrutinising.

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