-seeking
suffix
uk/-siː.kɪŋ/us/-siː.kɪŋ/used withnounstoformwords thatmeantryingto get orfindthe thingstated:
A lot ofbadbehaviourisattention-seekingon thepartofmixed-upkids.
Doctorssuspectedhim of drug-seekingratherthan being ingenuinepain.
profit-seekingventures
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seek
- Thosepossessingtheso-calledthrill-seekinggeneare morepronetoseekingoutpotentiallyhazardousexperiences.
- aheat-seekingmissile
- She is not designer-obsessed or status-seeking.
- Lindsey is a fun-seekinggirlwho is into wakeboarding.
- These are profit-seekingventuresrunwithsharpbusinesssensibilities.
Searching
- beachcomb
- beachcomber
- beachcombing
- body search
- bounty hunter
- divine
- hunting ground
- keepyour/aneye out forsomeone/somethingidiom
- leave no stone unturnedidiom
- manhunt
- mudlark
- needle
- scout
- scratch
- scrounge around
- search
- seeksomeone/somethingout
- seeker
- shakesomeonedown
- troll