All 13 Uses

probe
in
A Man Named Dave
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Mother probes, fighting to keep her anger under control.†
p. 15.9
Alice probed.†
p. 42.5

probed = investigated
Thanks, but," I probed, "was he able to speak when he first came in?"†
p. 70.6
Mother sarcastically probed as she began folding her grocery bags for future use.†
p. 83.6
I gently probed.†
p. 142.9
In all the years I had known him, Harold had never asked such a probing question.†
p. 179.1 *

probing = investigating
Probing only made matters worse.†
p. 183.1
Alice probed.†
p. 185.8

probed = investigated
If I could just strip through the layers of vengeance ... With true sincerity, I gently probed, "What happened?"†
p. 211.7
When I probed for the person's name, Patsy could only come up with "Richard."†
p. 237.6
But after months of promises, I still could not get answers to my questions, and whenever I'd probe, I felt belittled and I'd back down.†
p. 276.4

probe = to investigate; or an investigation; or an instrument used for investigation
Reaching out to hold my hand, Marsha probed, "What is it, Dave?†
p. 291.5

probed = investigated
"But were you scared?" he probed.†
p. 305.4

Definitions:

(1) (probe)
to investigate closely; or a tool or device used to explore, examine, or gather information
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)