Phrase Hound found 13 phrases and 12 compound words that contain seeking. The most common are listed below. Open seeking in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 13
- rent seekingAlternative form of rent-seeking.
- attention-seekingExhibiting behaviors designed to attract the admiration, or disapproval, of others.
- seeking outpresent participle and gerund of seek out
- heat-seekingOf a missile or rocket, able to detect and follow the heat emitted by an aircraft engine or rocket.
- self-seekingMindful of, or promoting, only one's own interests.
- seeking a knot in a bulrushpresent participle and gerund of seek a knot in a bulrush
- seeking one's fortunepresent participle and gerund of seek one's fortune
- seeking one's virtuous couchpresent participle and gerund of seek one's virtuous couch
- ideal-seeking behaviorBehavior that is characterized by both the desire and the ability to progress towards an ideal by choosing a new goal when a previous one has been met or the effort to meet it has failed.
- north-seeking poleThe positive pole of a magnetic dipole, which is attracted towards geographic north.
- south-seeking poleThe negative pole of a magnetic dipole, which seeks geographic south.
- north-seeking polesplural of north-seeking pole: The positive pole of a magnetic dipole, which is attracted towards geographic north.
- south-seeking polesplural of south-seeking pole: The negative pole of a magnetic dipole, which seeks geographic south.
Compound words 12
- jobseekingA search for employment.
- careseekingThe seeking out of care for oneself.
- gainseekingSeeking wealth or other personal benefit.
- homeseekingSeeking to purchase or establish a home to live in.
- officeseekingWishing to gain a certain position, often in politics.
- profitseekingAiming to make a profit.
- seekinglySo as to seek something.
- thrillseekingSearching for thrilling situations, like a thrill-seeker.
- unseekingNot seeking anything.
- foreseekingpresent participle and gerund of foreseek