All 8 Uses of
scrutiny
in
Twilight
- His voice was still offhand, but his eyes were scrutinizing my reaction.†
Chpt 10
- He was staring at me, scrutinizing my face, so I smiled tentatively at him.†
Chpt 11
- He scrutinized my face.
Chpt 12 *scrutinized = carefully lookedstandard suffix: The suffix "-ize" converts a word to a verb. This is the same pattern you see in words like apologize, theorize, and dramatize.
- I kept my face composed, aware of his scrutiny as I listened.†
Chpt 15
- I pretended to be oblivious to his intense scrutiny as I unlocked the door, and waved them in ahead of me.†
Chpt 17
- My hair ruffled with the light breeze, Edward stiffened, and the second male, James, suddenly whipped his head around, scrutinizing me, his nostrils flaring.†
Chpt 18
- Charlie's broken expression — Edward's brutal snarl, teeth bared — Rosalie's resentful glare — the keen-eyed scrutiny of the tracker — the dead look in Edward's eyes after he kissed me the last time… I couldn't stand to see them.†
Chpt 20
- I opened my mouth to lie, but her eyes were scrutinizing my face, and I knew she would see through that.†
Chpt 24
Definition:
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(scrutiny) careful examination of something