scrutinising

English

Verb

scrutinising

  1. present participle and gerund of scrutinise

Adjective

scrutinising (comparative more scrutinising, superlative most scrutinising)

  1. Of an action that scrutinises.
    • 1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “The Interview”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 244:
      Not such was the impression produced by a second and more scrutinising look, or when the face before you was lighted by expression.
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