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Definition of perusing : of Peruse

Synonyms:

perusal, poring over

inspecting, surveying, checking, observing, reviewing, contemplating, verifying, examining, studying, scanning, scrutinizing, considering

Usage examples:

• Edward finished the letter with a calmly perusing eye. - "The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith", George Meredith.
• After perusing the rules, I discovered that this was the bell which rings a quarter of an hour before Vespers for solemn silence. - "The Altar Steps", Compton MacKenzie.
• And here I beg my readers will not have the uncharitableness to smile, as is too frequently the fault of volatile readers, when perusing the grave speculations of philosophers. - "Knickerbocker's History of New York, Complete", Washington Irving.