# researching

/ɹiˈsɝtʃɪŋ/ (US) · /ɹɪsˈɜːtʃɪŋ/ (UK)

Source: https://englishreference.com/word/researching
Updated: 2026-06-20

## Senses

### 2. the activity of research

noun · CEFR B2 · Academic

the activity of doing research.

For teachers: the gerund form used as a noun to describe the ongoing activity of academic or scientific investigation.

- Researching can be a slow process, but the results are often worth the wait.
- Extensive researching into the archives revealed several previously unknown letters from the author to his publisher.

Usage: Often functions as the subject or object of a sentence to describe the process itself.

## Examples

- She is researching the history of her family.
- The team is currently researching the environmental impact of plastic waste in the local river system.
- While the lead scientist is researching the molecular structure of the virus, her assistants are busy compiling the data from the previous three months of clinical trials.

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