# researching

Pronunciation: US say "REE-surch-ing" /ˈɹiˌsɝt͡ʃɪŋ/; UK say "ri-SUR-ching" /ɹɪˈsɜːt͡ʃɪŋ/; AUS say "ri-SURCH-ing" /ɹɪˈsɜːt͡ʃɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of research. — present participle and gerund of research
   - Simple: Present participle of research. Use this form for an action that is happening now.
   - _The team is researching the effects of the new drug._
   - _Historians are researching documents recovered from the wartime archive._

## Noun

2. The activity of doing research, especially systematic investigation of a subject.
   - Simple: The work of looking carefully into a subject to learn more about it.
   - _Careful researching lies behind every reliable scientific claim._
   - _She devoted months of patient researching to the biography._

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