escudriñar

/eskuðɾiˈɲaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
escudriño
preterite (yo)
escudriñé
past participle
escudriñado

Meaning

  1. to scrutinise

    • Escudriñó el horizonte.

      He scanned the horizon.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

escrutar

escrutar and escudriñar are close synonyms for "to scrutinize, examine closely," interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

perscrutar

perscrutar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to scrutinise."

Practice

1 What does escudriñar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches escudriñar?

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