ap·prais·ing
ə-ˈprā-ziŋ
: making or expressing a critical judgment or evaluation
an appraising eye
Her appraising eyes measured him.—Robert Cormier
"He's a good boy," she said, casting a sternly appraising look down her rather bony nose at Neville, "but he hasn't got his father's talent, I'm afraid to say."—J. K. Rowling
appraisingly
adverb
For some minutes he had been eyeing his lordship appraisingly …
—P. G. Wodehouse
appraising
2 of 2present participle of appraise
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“Appraising.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/appraising. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.
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