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exploring

ik-SPLOR-ing/ɪkˈsploɹɪŋ/UKik-SPLAW-ring/ɪkˈsplɔːɹɪŋ/

2 meanings of exploring

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of explore. Use this form for an action happening now or as the name of the activity.

    The children spent all morning exploring the woods behind the house.

    We enjoy exploring new towns whenever we travel.

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  2. 2
    noununcountable
    The act of looking around a place you don't know to learn more about it.

    Like wandering through a big new building, opening doors to see what is inside each room.

    Hours of exploring left the hikers tired but happy.

    Her love of exploring took her to remote corners of the world.

    Similarexploration, travel

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exploring is a form of explore

explore, verb: To travel through a new place to find out what is there. Full entry

Forms
exploreexplores he/she/itexploring -ing formexplored past tense, past participle
Spelling
explore → exploring: drop the e, add -ing

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