seeking

noun, adj — 2 senses

seeking

noun

/ˈsiː.kɪŋ/

Etymology From seek + -ing.

1

The act of one who seeks; a search or quest to find something.

  • […] the Company contemplated having their works at Esher—for they have had long and anxious seekings for a location—to store our gun-cotton in unlimited quantity […]1873, Van Nostrand's Eclectic Engineering Magazine, volume 9, page 269:

seeking

adj

Etymology From seek + -ing.

1

In compounds That seeks something specified.

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