PERUSING
perusal, perusing, poring over, studying
(noun) reading carefully with intent to remember
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
perusing (usually uncountable, plural perusings)
A process of studying something carefully.
Verb
perusing
present participle of peruse
Anagrams
• persuing, supering
Source: Wiktionary
PERUSE
Pe*ruse", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Perused; p. pr. & vb. n. Perusing.]
Etym: [Pref. per- + use.]
1. To observe; to examine with care. [R.]
Myself I then perused, and limb by limb Surveyed. Milton.
2. To read through; to read carefully. Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition