Polyglot Dictionary

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

Forms

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

Meaning

  1. to scrutinise

V 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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