Similar words: touring, pouring, during, alluring, assuring, devouring, enduring, clamouring. Meaning: ['skaʊə(r)] 
n. 1. moving over territory to search for something 2. the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water.
n. 1. moving over territory to search for something 2. the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water. 
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1 He had been scouring the papers for weeks, looking for a job.
2 The police are scouring the countryside for the escaped prisoners.
3 Ada was scouring out the pans.
4 The police are scouring the countryside for the missing child.
5 Mainland newspaper reporters have been scouring the island.
6 We're scouring the country for some one.
7 Carey was scouring the countryside for provisions.
8 No doubt Eliza spent hours scouring the beds and walkways for native plants to incorporate in her bird drawings.
9 He searched for the uncle as well,(www.Sentencedict.com) scouring often through the shantytown near Cholon; but he never found him either.
10 He spent half an hour scouring the newspaper for any mention of the fire.
11 He peered out through the windscreen and side-windows, scouring the surrounding countryside.
12 Then she set to with bleach and scouring pads to render the vases spotless.
13 Bill Clinton is scouring lists of eligible Republicans to take over key administration posts that have been held by Democrats.
14 That means either scouring the nation for a candidate of lesser renown,(sentencedict.com) or hiring from within.
15 Developers are scouring the country for possible sites for these new superstores.
16 Matchless, they spent the season to good effect, scouring the reserve benches of Swansons Sweet Pickle Albion and their ilk.
17 A team of detectives is scouring the area for the murder weapon.
18 So in 1990, it began scouring the city for a suitable new location.
19 Dogs were scouring about after the rabbit.
20 She is scouring the floor with a brush.
21 They aren't scouring any little channel.
22 The police were scouring about.
23 He was scouring the tub.
24 This is called the scouring train in wool processing.
25 Last night Skegness lifeboat and a number of coastal rescue teams were scouring six miles of shoreline.
26 I eventually had to place a book order after scouring the shelves of shops and libraries.
27 At Pevensey, reclamation of the adjacent estuary had reduced tidal scouring, which had previously kept the river mouth open.
28 But for a sudden, necessary purchase, it is worth scouring the charity shops at any season.
29 Test running, and making final adjustments to the newly installed hank scouring machine is Duncan Dawson.
30 Potato starch, rather than harmful chemicals, is being used for scouring in the finishing process.
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