# probing

Pronunciation: say "PROHB-ing" US /ˈpɹoʊbɪŋ/, UK /ˈpɹəʊbɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of probe. — present participle and gerund of probe
   - Simple: Present participle of probe. Use this form for an action happening now or still going on.
   - _Investigators are probing the cause of the warehouse fire._
   - _She spent the evening probing the database for hidden errors._

## Adjective

2. Searching deeply into something, especially in an attempt to draw out information that is concealed.
   - Simple: Trying to find out things that are hidden, often by asking hard or direct questions.
   - _The committee subjected the nominee to a probing examination of her past decisions._
   - _His probing questions exposed gaps in the official account._

## Noun

3. The act of investigating or exploring something in order to learn more about it.
   - Simple: The act of looking into something carefully to learn more about it.
   - _The journalist's probing into the scandal lasted several months._
   - _A thorough probing of the data finally uncovered the error._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/probing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).