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Contexts ▼▲ Verb Present participle for to investigate or survey, especially an area or place Present participle for to infiltrate surreptitiously to gather information or investigate covertly Present participle for to go in search of, especially on the trail of Present participle for to search or rummage through a place or container (of a person or animal) Present participle for to move about restlessly and stealthily, especially in search of prey Present participle for to rummage or search through Present participle for to search by groping or feeling for something concealed Present participle for to look around or pry into something Noun The action of intervening or meddling in the affairs of others … more ▼ ▲ Verb ▲ Present participle for to investigate or survey, especially an area or place looking around exploring investigating reconnoitringUK reconnoiteringUS scanning scouting scouting around scouting out searching seeking staking out surveying inspecting recceing checking out setting eyes on casing the joint spying making a recce of having a look-see finding out the lie of the land tracking down watching taking a shufti round casing spotting rustling up running reconnaissance examining making a reconnaissance sussing out probing studying making a survey of taking a look at reconning seeing how the land lies spying out looking for taking in looking out for observing searching for making a reconnaissance of scouring hunting seeking out discovering prospecting pioneering canvasing giving the once-over ferreting ferreting out giving something a going-over skirring questing foraging rummaging sifting going over with a fine-tooth comb combing digging looking up and down burrowing giving something a look-see more ❯ Verb ▲ Present participle for to infiltrate surreptitiously to gather information or investigate covertly working undercover prying reconnoitringUK reconnoiteringUS snooping spying searching examining exploring poking around scrutinizingUS scouting casing scrutinisingUK researching probing studying inspecting analyzingUS analysingUK investigating evaluating reviewing prospecting sifting vetting auditing surveying looking into eyeballing recceing canvassing looking over delving into checking out going over cross-examining giving the once over checking over checking up on conducting an investigation into looking at carefully looking at prying into scoping out giving the once-over checking up probing into subjecting to an examination taking stock of poring over checking into running down considering going into querying dissecting appraising questioning brainstorming interrogating enquiring into inquiring into bugging poking frisking tapping searching the evidence concerning asking questions of making inquiry searching into doing research into trying to get to the bottom of digging into sizing up listening in chewing over following up conducting an enquiry into feeling out working over diving into inquiring about mulling over excogitating brooding over deliberating on reading up on staking out sifting the evidence concerning reading into sussing out making inquiries about putting to the test putting questions to making enquiries about sounding out weighing up searching for viewing pursuing making a recce of making an observation of spying on asking questions about making enquiries into getting back to finding out about enquiring about chasing up foraging beating the bushes searching through reconning stagging looking for testing underseeking wiretapping muckraking more ❯ Verb ▲ Present participle for to go in search of, especially on the trail of pursuing hunting seeking questing casting about for casting around for chasing down foraging for looking up searching for searching out tracing shopping for poking around scouting out tracking down hunting down searching high heaven searching rummaging foraging looking ferreting delving scouring sifting ransacking examining probing prospecting rootling dragging investigating exploring winnowing skirring casting about ferrets about casting around rummaging around casting round ferreting around looking for rootling around rooting around rootling about foraging around foraging about fishing around scratching around ferreting out seeking out rummaging about looking high and low looking all over hell going after groping around rooting about fishing about scouring around rummaging round fishing for trying to find chasing hunting for questing after looking round for looking about for looking around for casting round for going in search of sniffing out rooting out scanning trying to track down questing for finding locating trailing eliciting following prying digging up smoking out digging out nosing out worming out smelling out getting at scouting combing for bird-dogging gunning for working toward going gunning for digging for bobbing for delving for running after going in pursuit of going in quest of trying for leaving no stone unturned prowling for exploring for casting a wide net for more ❯ Verb ▲ Present participle for to search or rummage through a place or container snooping searching rummaging exploring investigating delving into ferreting in rummaging in ferreting about in ferreting around in nosing about nosing round peering into prowling around having a good look at Verb ▲ (of a person or animal) Present participle for to move about restlessly and stealthily, especially in search of prey prowling slinking sneaking lurking skulking stealing creeping sidling snaking pussyfooting stalking nosing snooping hunting tramping cruising ranging roaming roving scavenging moving stealthily lying in wait Verb ▲ Present participle for to rummage or search through rooting browsing rummaging ferreting foraging rootling searching hunting poking rifling looking through poking through searching through ferrets about poking about in rooting through scouring combing ransacking raking fossicking dredging trolling delving exploring examining fishing grubbing groping hunting through rifling through leaving no stone unturned rousting around in going through ferreting in delving in rooting about in poking around in rootling around in fishing around in grubbing about in scrabbling about in ferreting about in beating the bushes looking high and low searching high heaven sorting through turning inside out rooting around in poking around turning upside down fishing about in ferreting around in sifting through digging through turning over scrabbling around in fossicking through digging in shaking down Verb ▲ Present participle for to search by groping or feeling for something concealed fishing fumbling scrabbling feeling groping searching rummaging delving ferreting hunting looking fossicking seeking probing scouting casting about casting around ferrets about ferreting around casting round rooting about rooting around rummaging about rummaging around rummaging round looking for digging around nosing about looking high and low scouring combing ransacking exploring grubbing scavenging scrounging hunting around rootling around foraging fine-tooth-combing looking around scratching around looking round looking about scratching about scrounging around nosing round rooting pawing poking feeling blindly floundering digging grabbling prying feeling about feeling around grappling rootling scraping around examining fingering burrowing rousting around searching blindly muddling around scrabbling around searching around searching out grabbling for casting around for casting about for casting round for more ❯ Verb ▲ Present participle for to look around or pry into something nosing intruding interfering meddling prying obtruding messing snooping interloping poking intermeddling inquiring enquiringUK stickybeaking mousing examining inspecting butting in mucking about mucking around enquiring impertinently poking around interfering in meddling in poking about intruding on poking your nose in sticking your nose in Noun ▲ The action of intervening or meddling in the affairs of others interference intrusion intervention involvement impinging meddlesomeness encroaching meddling intercession obtrusion tampering trespassing interposition interfering intermeddling trespass prying gatecrashing impedance interloping nosiness snooping barging in butting in horning in muscling in poking around backseat driving encroachment infringement impingement interrupting incursion breach entrenchment invasion interruption cutting in officiousness intrusiveness disturbance hindrance interjection sticking one's oar in infiltration inroad overrunning invasion of incursion into obtrusion into encroachment on forced entrance trespass on wrongful entry advance foray penetration movement irruption spread descent onslaught raid usurpation overstepping more ❯ Find more words! 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