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heart-searching
[ hahrt-sur-ching ]
noun
- a thorough examination of one's feelings and motives; a self-examination of one's conscience.
heart-searching
noun
- examination of one's feelings or conscience
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³ó±ð²¹°ù³Ù-²õ±ð²¹°ù³¦³óe°ù noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of heart-searching1
Example Sentences
Dudley councillor Pete Lowe said welfare cuts announced on Tuesday were "the final straw" after months of heart-searching and tears.
In the aftermath there will be much heart-searching and even recriminations that this massive stockpile of ammonium nitrate was left unattended in such a sensitive place as the docks.
When Elizabeth, played with exquisite subtlety by Clare Foy, learns that her pledge was based on faulty advice served up by her lugubrious private secretary, Tommy Lascelles, she is full of consternation and hesitant heart-searching.
For the most part, the performers all make the best of these heart-searching songs.
According to Alex Gregory, the British four conducted a heart-searching session after their semi-final defeat to try and turn the race verdict round.
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