examining /ɪɡˈzæmɪnɪŋ/adjective 1noun 1forms 3 adjective1 •Tending to examine or engaged in close examination; studiously observant.He was, as a little girl I know once said of a playfellow, "a very examining boy." — 1874 noun1 •examinationThe auditing of the accounts, when the defendant was present, was nothing more than the examinings of the footings of the bookkeeper. — 1866 formsexaminings · more examining · most examining