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It is difficult to produce a television documentary that is both incisive and probing when every twelve minutes one is interrupted by twelve dancing rabbits singing about toilet paper.
Rod Serling

Meaning of "probing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PROBING

probing  [ˈprəʊbɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PROBING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Probing is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PROBING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of probing in the English dictionary

The definition of probing in the dictionary is the act or an instance of making a thorough inquiry, such as one by a newspaper into corrupt practices.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PROBING


absorbing
əbˈsɔːbɪŋ
attention-grabbing
əˈtenʃənˌɡræbɪŋ
bing
bɪŋ
blabbing
ˈblæbbɪŋ
clubbing
ˈklʌbɪŋ
curbing
ˈkɜːbɪŋ
disturbing
dɪˈstɜːbɪŋ
dubbing
ˈdʌbɪŋ
kerbing
ˈkɜːbɪŋ
lobing
ˈləʊbɪŋ
nightclubbing
ˈnaɪtˌklʌbɪŋ
perturbing
pəˈtɜːbɪŋ
rubbing
ˈrʌbɪŋ
scrubbing
ˈskrʌbɪŋ
sobbing
ˈsɒbɪŋ
stabbing
ˈstæbɪŋ
stubbing
ˈstʌbɪŋ
throbbing
ˈθrɒbɪŋ
tubing
ˈtjuːbɪŋ
webbing
ˈwɛbɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PROBING

probationary assistant
probationer
probationership
probative
probatively
probatory
probe
probeable
probenecid
prober
probingly
probiotic
probit
probity
problem
problem area
problem page
problem-free
problem-solving
problematic

WORDS THAT END LIKE PROBING

back-stabbing
beachcombing
bobbing
bombing
carpet bombing
climbing
cribbing
free climbing
grabbing
hobbing
mobbing
money-grubbing
nabbing
plumbing
robbing
rock climbing
subbing
suicide bombing
swabbing
tubbing

Synonyms and antonyms of probing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PROBING»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «probing» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of probing

Translation of «probing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PROBING

Find out the translation of probing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of probing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «probing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

探测
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sondeo
570 millions of speakers

English

probing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

जांच कर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التحقيق
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зондирования
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sondagem
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অনুসন্ধান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sondage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menyelidik
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sondieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

プロービング
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

프로빙
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Probing
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thăm dò
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆய்வு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शोधत आहे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sondalama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sondaggio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sondowania
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зондування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sondare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σχολαστικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

indringende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sondering
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sondering
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of probing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PROBING»

The term «probing» is quite widely used and occupies the 27.973 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PROBING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «probing» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «probing» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about probing

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6 QUOTES WITH «PROBING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word probing.
1
Lene Hau
Physics is about questioning, studying, probing nature. You probe, and, if you're lucky, you get strange clues.
2
Johannes Vilhelm Jensen
A probing analysis of the problems of evolution forms the basis of my prose.
3
Chris Lilley
I get bored with the constant probing for the cliched tears of the clown, the dark side of the comic.
4
Rod Serling
It is difficult to produce a television documentary that is both incisive and probing when every twelve minutes one is interrupted by twelve dancing rabbits singing about toilet paper.
5
Pamela Stephenson
After all my probing into the human brain, I should still be aware of mysteries and come up with them myself.
6
Jeremy Stoppelman
There is this cat and mouse game that plays out over time where our team comes up with new and interesting ideas to identify content that we shouldn't recommend, and over time people are constantly probing that, trying to figure out how can they get around that and get a better reputation on Yelp.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PROBING»

Discover the use of probing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to probing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Phantoms in the Brain: Probing the Mysteries of the Human Mind
In Phantoms in the Brain, Dr. Ramachandran recounts how his work with patients who have bizarre neurological disorders has shed new light on the deep architecture of the brain, and what these findings tell us about who we are, how we ...
V. S. Ramachandran, 1999
2
Change Forces: Probing the Depths of Educational Reform
Knowledge in the process of educational change is said to be a missing ingredient in attempts to bring about educational innovation. This volume analyzes productive change processes and identifies corresponding action strategies.
Michael Fullan, 2012
3
Probing the Limits of Representation: Nazism and the "final ...
Others address the problem of fitting Nazi policies and atrocities into the history of Western thought and science. The book concludes with Geoffrey Hartmans's evocative meditation on memory.
Saul Friedländer, 1992
4
Probing Understanding
This work aims to provide teachers at all levels and in all subjects with a greater range of practical methods for probing their students' understanding.
Richard Thomas White, Richard F. Gunstone, 1992
5
Nonisotopic Probing, Blotting, and Sequencing
Key Features * Provides strategies and detailed procedures for labeling, blotting, and probing specific nucleic acid sequences and, with this edition, protein molecules * Gives protocols for nonisotopic DNA sequencing - new in this edition ...
Larry J. Kricka, 1995
6
A Place for Consciousness : Probing the Deep Structure of ...
Ultimately, Rosenberg's final solution gives consciousness a causally important role without supposing either that it is physical or that it interacts with the physical.
Gregg Rosenberg, 2004
7
Probing: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
To be believed, it must be credible. To be credible, it must be true.ndash;Hubert HumphreyTo be persuasive, we must be believable. To be believable, we must be credible.
‎2008
8
Fundamental Physics for Probing and Imaging
By taking a broad view over the whole field, the book encourages comparisons, underlines the importance of public education and reaches fresh conclusions of some political importance concerning safety.
Wade Allison, 2006
9
PROBING INTO COLD CASES: A Guide for Investigators
The text stresses the importance of gathering basic identifiers about the victim, suspect, product, or ob.
Ronald L. Mendell, 2009
10
Probing the New Solar System
This is an up-to-date record of the many recent discoveries made about our solar system and other planetary systems using ground-based and space probe technology.
John Wilkinson, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PROBING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term probing is used in the context of the following news items.
1
China securities watchdog probing huge sell-off
BEIJING, July 28 (Xinhua) -- China's securities regulator said on Tuesday that it is investigating possible irregularities in Monday's huge sell-off ... «Shanghai Daily, Jul 15»
2
Malaysia replaces chief probing PM's 'money trail'
KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia's government has terminated the tenure of its attorney-general who had been heading a special task force ... «VideoNewsUs, Jul 15»
3
Turkey probing claims it hit forces other than IS in Syria
Turkey is investigating claims that its military struck positions in Syria other than those of Islamic State insurgents, a government official said on ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
4
Biologists probing why whale beached
New England Aquarium experts and others will perform a necrospy on the 17-foot carcass of a rarely-seen deep water whale that washed up ... «Press Herald, Jul 15»
5
Probing Corruption: Are We Distracting Ourselves From The Real …
While the ethnic supremacists up in arms about federal character in probing corruption should be pitied and ignored, it is not so easy to dismiss ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jul 15»
6
President Buhari's probing for posterity
But for me, I say probing in order to recover our looted funds should have no boundary. Let the process start. Once the probing exercise ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
7
Police probing Edinburgh 'bangs' recover items from scene
Police probing Edinburgh 'bangs' recover items from scene. 09:20 Monday 27 July 2015 18:54 Sunday 26 July 2015 ... «Linlithgow Journal & Gazette, Jul 15»
8
SIU probing fatal downtown shooting involving police
Ontario's Special Investigations Unit has been called in following an overnight shooting downtown that killed a 21-year-old man. Toronto ... «CTV News, Jul 15»
9
DOT probing five major airlines for price gouging after Amtrak crash
Fallout from the May 12th derailment of an Amtrak train in Philadelphia continues as the U.S. government launches an investigation into ... «AOL News, Jul 15»
10
Singapore probing blacklisted shipping company over North Korean …
Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that it is looking into whether Senat Shipping and Trading has breached United Nations ... «IHS Maritime 360, Jul 15»

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