All 7 Uses of
probe
in
Sycamore Row
- Slowly, skillfully, he probed into Lettie's duties around the house when Mr. Hubbard was sick with the chemo and radiation and confined to his bed.†
p. 295.7probed = investigated
- Zack Zeitler led off the following morning with a series of probing questions about Mr. Hubbard's last days.†
p. 297.8 *probing = investigating
- For the next hour, Zeitler probed through that Saturday morning.†
p. 299.5probed = investigated
- Seven hours of probing were more than enough to establish Herschel Hubbard was a less than interesting person who'd had a strained and distant relation ship with his father.†
p. 301.9probing = investigating
- A cursory probing by any lawyer would have revealed this.†
p. 420.6
- Fluidly, he became a journalist again, probing and nibbling around the edges of sensitive material.†
p. 473.2
- Judge Atlee explained that he would cover a few areas that had to be discussed, then he would allow the attorneys to question and probe.†
p. 490.1probe = to investigate; or an investigation; or an instrument used for investigation
Definition:
to investigate closely; or a tool or device used to explore, examine, or gather information