All 7 Uses of
scrutiny
in
Eclipse, by Stephenie Meyer
- Alice was scrutinizing my boring jeans-and-a-t-shirt outfit in a way that made me self-conscious.†
Chpt 2scrutinizing = looking at very carefullystandard suffix: The suffix "-ize" converts a word to a verb. This is the same pattern you see in words like apologize, theorize, and dramatize.
- Edward scrutinized my face while I deliberated.†
Chpt 2scrutinized = looked at very carefullystandard suffix: The suffix "-ize" converts a word to a verb. This is the same pattern you see in words like apologize, theorize, and dramatize.
- Mr. Greene's eyes scrutinized Jacob, and I could see that he'd come to the same conclusion everyone else had: dangerous.†
Chpt 3
- Jacob called to me, his voice wary, scrutinizing the motorcycle with an enigmatic expression.†
Chpt 10scrutinizing = looking at very carefullystandard suffix: The suffix "-ize" converts a word to a verb. This is the same pattern you see in words like apologize, theorize, and dramatize.
- "Okay," he mumbled, and his voice was so different from before that I stoppd searching for Alice and scrutinized his face.†
Chpt 17scrutinized = looked at very carefullystandard suffix: The suffix "-ize" converts a word to a verb. This is the same pattern you see in words like apologize, theorize, and dramatize.
- He scrutinized my face for long moment while I tried unsuccessfully to twist away from his gaze.†
Chpt 20
- But I scrutinized his every action minutely, looking for any evidence that he had been harmed.
Chpt 25 *scrutinized = carefully looked atstandard suffix: The suffix "-ize" converts a word to a verb. This is the same pattern you see in words like apologize, theorize, and dramatize.
Definition:
careful examination of something