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Perusing

To examine or consider with care.

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📖 Definitions of "Perusing"

verb

1
To examine or consider with care.
2
To read completely.
3
To look over casually; to skim.
4
To go from place to place; to wander.

noun

1
A process of studying something carefully.

🔄 Synonyms of "Perusing"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
perusalnoun	The act or process of perusing, or an instance of it.
studyingnoun	The action of the verb to study.
poring overnoun	reading carefully with intent to remember

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Perusing"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
studyingnoun	The action of the verb to study.
poring overnoun	reading carefully with intent to remember
scrutinynoun	Intense study of someone or something.
studynoun	Mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning.
disquisitionnoun	A lengthy, formal discourse that analyses or explains some topic; (loosely) a dissertation or treatise.
inquirynoun	The act of inquiring; a seeking of information by asking questions; interrogation; a question or questioning.
researchnoun	(uncountable, countable in some dialects) Diligent inquiry or examination to seek or revise facts, principles, theories, applications, etc. (that are currently available, or that are familiar to one's self).
studienoun	Obsolete spelling of study. [Mental effort to acquire knowledge or learning.]
processologynoun	(sometimes derogatory) A focus on the specific details of a process rather than its overarching aims and outcomes.
tracingverb	The process of finding something that is lost by studying evidence.
substudynoun	A subset of a study
studiesnoun	An academic field of study concerning the given subject.
studysnoun	Misspelling of studies. [An academic field of study concerning the given subject.]
explorationnoun	The process of exploring.
voyeurismnoun	The derivation of sexual satisfaction by watching unsuspecting people secretly, especially when those being watched are undressed or undressing, toileting, or engaging in sexual activity.
lucubrationnoun	Intense and prolonged study or meditation; especially, late at night.
surveillancenoun	Close observation of an individual or group; person or persons under suspicion.
polariscopynoun	The art or process of making observations with a polariscope.
philatelynoun	Stamp collecting.
bread studynoun	Any branch of learning taken up as a means of earning a living.