Crossword clues for poring
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Pore \Pore\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Pored; p. pr. & vb. n.
Poring.] [OE. poren, of uncertain origin; cf. D. porren to
poke, thrust, Gael. purr.]
To look or gaze steadily in reading or studying; to fix the
attention; to be absorbed; -- often with on or upon, and now
usually with over.``Painfully to pore upon a book.''
--Shak.
The eye grows weary with poring perpetually on the same
thing.
--Dryden.
Wiktionary
n. The act of one who pores. vb. (present participle of pore English)
Wikipedia
Poring is a small tourist resort in Sabah, Malaysia. Located 40 km south-east of the Kinabalu National Park Headquarters, in the district of Ranau, Poring is situated in lowland rainforest, contrasting with the montane and submontane rainforest of Kinabalu National Park. The name Poring comes from a Kadazandusun word for a bamboo species found in the area.
Poring is known for its hot springs and the popular recreation and tourist complex is known as Poring Hot Springs. The springs are known for their therapeutic properties and the waters with their sulphuric minerals are reputed to ease aching muscles. The baths are favoured by returned climbers of Mount Kinabalu.
Usage examples of "poring".
The rest of that day, Sassinak spent composing messages for Sector Headquarters, and poring over the first, incomplete replies to her queries.
Two hours later, poring over the personnel files, they had sobered but were no nearer solving Sassinak's problem.
It had seemed like a good idea, and even before Arly called on him, he'd daydreamed about rescuing Sassinak, poring over the maps of the vast complex.
She's been poring over garden encyclopedias like the print would fade.
Puzzled and a little alarmed, Lessa half-ran down the steps to the Records Room, to find F'lar, haggard of face, poring over musty skins.
Master Esselin was poring over Aivas's redesign plans, though he railed that Breide's men were not working fast enough for him to begin his job.
They sat together in an out-of the-way spot on deck, poring over a tedious book on Tolnedran diplomacy.
At each table sat four or five people, all poring over the documents before them.
They entered his study to find him gaunt and hollow‑eyed, poring over a map of the imperial city.
We were ready in twenty-four hours, and for the next six days we killed time by arguing, agonizing, squabbling and poring over the photograph which was starting to lose a little of its gloss.
Despite our days of wearing labour under the killer sun, we spent most of our evenings poring over the map of the foundations of the city.
He had spent hours poring over the sacred books, examining the roles of priest and priestess, their duties and relationship to the gods, and to each other.
He had arranged for his friend Carter to see him poring over the orbital photos.
Went down to the Image Processing Lab the next morning, and started poring over orbiter photos of Hellespontus and the Hellas rim.
They consequently spent a lot of time poring over books during their lunchtimes.