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present participle of pat down
Synonyms & Antonyms of patting down
as in shaking down, frisking
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for patting down
- combing,
- digging (through),
- dredging,
- hunting (through),
- raking,
- ransacking,
- rifling,
- rummaging,
- scouring,
- searching,
- sorting (through),
- trolling
- auditing,
- checking (out),
- examining,
- inspecting,
- investigating,
- reviewing,
- scanning,
- scrutinizing,
- surveying
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for patting down
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