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Vinony

seeking

noun

  1. process of searching
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈsiː.kɪŋ/

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree English seek English -ing English seeking From seek + -ing.

  1. That seeks something specified.

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English seek English -ing English seeking From seek + -ing.

  1. The act of one who seeks; a search or quest to find something.

    “[…] the Company contemplated having their works at Esher—for they have had long and anxious seekings for a location—to store our gun-cotton in unlimited quantity […]”

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English seek English -ing English seeking From seek + -ing.

  1. present participle and gerund of seek

    “While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away, were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.”