probe implies penetration to investigate or explore something hidden from sight or knowledge. Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More.

PROBING definition: examining, investigating, or exploring something in a deep or searching way. See examples of probing used in a sentence.

/ ˈproʊ·bɪŋ / Add to word list (of a question) difficult to answer without telling the truth: probing questions (Definition of probing from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

1. To make a physical search, especially by penetrating with a probe: birds probing in the sand for clams. 2. To pose questions or conduct an investigation: The police are probing into what really …

1 day ago · Definitions of probing adjective diligent and thorough in inquiry or investigation “a probing inquiry” synonyms: inquisitory, searching inquiring given to inquiry

A probing ray of sunlight touched its body, glittering off scales too fine to see.

Definition of probing adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

His questions made it clear he was probing for information. He didn't like the police probing into his past. Firefighters are still probing [= looking] for the cause of the fire.

Nov 9, 2025 · probing (comparative more probing, superlative most probing) That investigates or explores deeply; that attempts to elicit information that is concealed. quotations He was unsettled by …

probe /proʊb/ v., probed, prob•ing, n. v. to examine with or as if with a probe: [~ + object] The doctor probed the wound carefully before removing the bullet. [no object] She probed carefully into the wound.