examining

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪɡˈzæmɪnɪŋ/ Hyphenation: ex‧am‧in‧ing === Verb === examining present participle and gerund of examine ==== Derived terms ==== === Adjective === examining (comparative more examining, superlative most examining) Tending to examine or engaged in close examination; studiously observant. ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === examining (plural examinings) examination 1866, Thomas Belknap, testimony, in Gillian & Gillian v. Clark, Supreme Court, County of New York (page 111) The auditing of the accounts, when the defendant was present, was nothing more than the examinings of the footings of the bookkeeper.