questing

SayKWEST-ing/ˈkwɛstɪŋ/

2 meanings of questing

1
verb
Present participle and gerund of quest.
Questing through the ancient ruins, the explorers searched for any sign of the temple.
He eventually grew tired of questing and turned back toward the coast.
Note
The -ing form carries the full range of the verb quest. Used intransitively it usually takes for, as in questing for a cure. Transitively it takes a direct object, as in questing new lands. In biology it has a precise sense: a parasite questing is locating a host animal to attach to. As a gerund it sits very close to the noun for the act of searching.
2
noununcountable
The act of going out in search of something.
Her questing for the truth consumed several years of her life.
The expedition's questing ended when they finally located the hidden spring.
Similarsearch, pursuit, seeking, hunt
Note
A noun that readily turns plural and abstract: writers speak of a mind's intellectual questings, meaning its searches rather than journeys over ground. The plural suits this figurative use, picturing seeking as a series of reachings rather than one expedition. Quest names the mission itself. Questing puts the weight on the ongoing activity of looking.

questing is a form of quest

quest, verb: To seek or pursue a goal, often by undertaking a mission or extended endeavor. Full entry

Forms: questquests he/she/itquesting -ing formquested past tense, past participle
Spelling: quest → questing: add -ing

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