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Definition of probing adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

probing

adjective

NAmE//ˈproʊbɪŋ//

1intended to discover the truth They asked a lot of probing questions.

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2examining someone or something closely She looked away from his dark probing eyes.

probing noun

the journalist's unwanted probingsSee probing in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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