Library / English Dictionary

PERUSING

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Reading carefully with intent to remember

Synonyms:

perusal; perusing; poring over; studying

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("perusing" is a kind of...):

reading (the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message)

Derivation:

peruse (examine or consider with attention and in detail)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb peruse

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