| Examining 1. (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Examine. 2. (a.) Having power to examine; appointed to examine; as, an examining committee. Thesaurus Entries analytic, examinational, examinatorial, explorational, explorative, exploratory, fact-finding, feeling, groping, heuristic, indagative, inspectional, inspectorial, investigational, investigative, investigatory, tentative, testing, trying, zetetic |