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 …

PROBING definition: examining, investigating, or exploring something in a deep or searching way. See examples of probing used in a sentence.

enter, penetrate, pierce, probe mean to make way into something. enter is the most general of these and may imply either going in or forcing a way in. penetrate carries a strong implication …

Definition of probing adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

1. 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 …

Definitions of probing adjective diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation “a probing inquiry” synonyms: inquisitory, searching inquiring given to inquiry

If he remains here, he'll be away from the press and their probings. It's necessary for me to do a little probing. It wasn't as if his probings were particularly vicious or rough.

probe /proʊb/ v., probed, prob•ing, n. v. to examine with or as if with a probe: [~ + object] The doctor probed the wound carefully before removing the bullet. [no object] She probed carefully …

Nov 9, 2025 · English Adjective probing (comparative more probing, superlative most probing) That investigates or explores deeply; that attempts to elicit information that is concealed. He …

probing, adj. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary