EXPLORING
Noun
exploring (plural explorings)
The action of the verb explore.
Verb
exploring
present participle of explore
Source: Wiktionary
Explor"ing, a.
Definition: Employed in, or designed for, exploration. "Exploring parties."
Bancroft.
EXPLORE
Ex*plore", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Explored();p. pr. & vb. n. Exploring.]
Etym: [L. explorare to explore; ex out+plorare to cry out aloud,prob.
orig., to cause to flow; perh. akin to E. flow: cf. F. explorer.]
1. To seek for or after; to strive to attain by search; to look
wisely and carefully for. [Obs.]
Explores the lost, the wandering sheep directs. Pope.
2. To search through or into; to penetrate or range over for
discovery; to examine thoroughly; as, to explore new countries or
seas; to explore the depths of science. "Hidden frauds [to] explore."
Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition