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scrutinizing

scrutinizing is the present participle and gerund of scrutinize.

Meaning of scrutinize

Verb

scrutinize (third-person singular simple present scrutinizes, present participle scrutinizing, simple past and past participle scrutinized)

  1. (transitive) To examine something with great care or detail, as to look for hidden or obscure flaws.
    • to scrutinize the conduct or motives of individuals
  2. (transitive) To audit accounts etc in order to verify them.

Questions about scrutinizing

What is scrutinizing the present participle and gerund of?
Scrutinizing is the present participle and gerund of scrutinize.

Words near scrutinizing in the dictionary

  1. scrutinizer
  2. scrutinizers
  3. scrutinizes
  4. scrutinizest
  5. scrutinizeth
  6. scrutinizing
  7. scrutinizingly
  8. scrutinous
  9. scrutinously
  10. scrutiny
  11. scrutinying

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Adapted from Wiktionary: scrutinizing (page history and authors); scrutinize (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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