exploringandsorting
nounUK /ɪkˈsplɔːrɪŋ ənd ˈsɔːtɪŋ/
US /ɪkˈsplɔːrɪŋ ənd ˈsɔːrtɪŋ/
Looking around to find things and then putting them into groups.
The children spent the afternoon exploringandsorting shells on the beach.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A computer activity where you look through data and put it in order.
The program uses exploringandsorting to arrange the files by date.
3. The habit of checking a place and tidying things into piles.
Her exploringandsorting of the attic turned up old photos and toys.
4. A learning game where kids hunt for items and match them by type.
We played an exploringandsorting game with leaves and stones.