Both Uses of
probe
in
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- The guard was not discouraged by my attempts to get away from his probing hands and I would have squirmed to the driver's seat had not Dad opened the door and got in.†
p. 231.8probing = investigating
- As evening became definite the street lamps flashed on and the lights of moving cars squared my world in a piercing probing.†
p. 252.2 *
Definition:
to investigate closely; or a tool or device used to explore, examine, or gather information