[
US
/ˈsikɪŋ/
]
[ UK /sˈiːkɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /sˈiːkɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
- an attempt to acquire or gain something
-
the act of searching for something
a quest for diamonds
How To Use seeking In A Sentence
- There is a difference, too, between appeasing men of violence and seeking to limit their appeal, just as the leaders of global terror must be separated from those who could become their followers.
- Gambians tend to be soft-spoken and gentle in demeanor, seeking to avoid noisy conflicts and striving toward quiet settlement of disputes.
- The diagnosis of brain abscess mandates other studies seeking the etiology, which may include HIV serology, sinus studies, and transesophageal echocardiogram.
- This seems like an unnecessary attention-seeking tactic, making sure we notice a particularly sleazy line.
- Where the company is seeking general authority to purchase shares in the market they must state their intentions regarding the authority granted.
- Sensation - seeking newspapers tried to cash in on her misery.
- Aerogels had been largely forgotten when, in the late 1970s, the French government approached Stanislaus Teichner at Universite Claud Bernard, Lyon seeking a method for storing oxygen and rocket fuels in porous materials. A Real Spinoff that NASA Has Seemingly Forgotten About - NASA Watch
- The next posts are often about useless slimming products and they might be tempted to buy them without seeking proper advice. The Sun
- Exhaust fumes from the Apache engines are also cooled as they emerge to make it difficult for heat-seeking missiles to seek and destroy the aircraft.
- Ms. Thompson, whose city is wrangling with $288 million in incinerator debt, said seeking state help is only one step toward resolving Harrisburg's problems, and that "there are many difficult steps to come. Harrisburg Asks State for Relief