examining

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪɡˈzæmɪnɪŋ/

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• Hyphenation: ex‧am‧in‧ing

Verb

examining

1. present participle and gerund of examine

Derived terms

• examining justice
• examining magistrate
• examining room

 

Noun

examining (plural examinings)

1. 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.