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Meaning of scrute | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1

Definitions

To examine (something) carefully; to scrutinize.

intransitive, rare, transitive

Equivalents

Français scruté

Examples

“Hazard scruted the Angels with hooded eyes; the low drone of their murmured ritual chanting of "Make⟳ my day" was getting on his nerves. He turned and gloomed down at the table again.”
“And folks call⟳ the Chinese inscrutable. When my elder brother's got his mind⟳ fixed on a mystery, there's just no scruting the man.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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See also

scruted scrutes scrutinate scrutinated scrutinates scrutinating

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