Synonyms of combing

combing

verb

present participle of comb

as in searching

to look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something

combed the library for the missing book

Synonyms & Similar Words

• searching
• scanning
• scouring
• finding
• surveying
• raking
• exploring
• rummaging
• examining
• investigating
• locating
• ransacking
• dredging
• trolling
• inspecting
• rifling
• discovering
• reviewing
• scrutinizing
• frisking
• learning
• detecting
• auditing
• ascertaining
• digging (through)
• sorting (through)
• determining
• probing
• hunting (through)
• studying
• perusing
• browsing
• snooping
• shaking down
• prospecting
• patting down
• getting
• finding out
• descrying
• running down
• skirmishing
• looking over
• checking (out)
• tracking (down)
• hitting (on or upon)
• scaring up
• poking (around)
• ferreting (out)
• grubbing (about)
• glancing (over)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hiding
• losing
• ignoring
• abandoning
• neglecting

• hiding
• losing
• ignoring
• abandoning
• neglecting