seeking
nounadjectiveverbcommon in dialogue
- //ˈsiː.kɪŋ//
The act of one who seeks; a search or quest to find something.
noun
- 1
The act of one who seeks; a search or quest to find something.
[…] the Company contemplated having their works at Esher—for they have had long and anxious seekings for a location—to store our gun-cotton in unlimited quantity […]
Etymology
From seek + -ing.
adjective
- 1
That seeks something specified.
verb
- 1
Also a form of seekpresent participle and gerund of seek
While De Anza was exploring the Bay of San Francisco, seeking a site for the presidio, the American colonists on the eastern seaboard, three thousand miles away, were celebrating the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Forms
- plural
- seekings
Seek · A surname from German.seeker · One who seeks.Seeker · A member of an English Protestant dissenting group that…
seeking · The act of one who seeks; a search or quest to find something.
seem · To appear; to look outwardly; to be perceived as.Seema · A female given name from Sanskrit used in India.seemingly · As it appears; apparently.