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handsearching

handsearching is the present participle and gerund of handsearch.

Meaning of handsearch

Verb

handsearch (third-person singular simple present handsearches, present participle handsearching, simple past and past participle handsearched)

  1. To search manually through academic journals, etc. rather than using electronic search facilities.

Noun

handsearching (uncountable)

  1. The process of manually searching through academic journals, etc. rather than using electronic search facilities.

Questions about handsearching

What does handsearching mean?
Handsearching means the process of manually searching through academic journals, etc. rather than using electronic search facilities.
What is handsearching the present participle and gerund of?
Handsearching is the present participle and gerund of handsearch.
What part of speech is handsearching?
Handsearching is a noun.

Words near handsearching in the dictionary

  1. handscrub
  2. handscrubs
  3. handsearch
  4. handsearched
  5. handsearches
  6. handsearching
  7. handsel
  8. Handsel Monday
  9. handseled
  10. handseling
  11. handsell

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Adapted from Wiktionary: handsearching (page history and authors); handsearch (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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