the decision was reached only after prolonged heart-searching — Times Literary Supplement
of course these choices will not have been made without heart-searchings and reservations — A.J.Toynbee
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
heart-searching — • heart searching • soul searching noun or adj After much heart searching, Jean told Beth she was sorry for the unkind things she had said. The minister preached a soul searching sermon about the thoughtless ways people hurt each other. See:… … Словарь американских идиом
heart-searching — heart .searching n [U] the process of examining very carefully your feelings about something or your reasons for doing something … Dictionary of contemporary English
heart-searching — ► NOUN ▪ thorough examination of one s feelings and motives … English terms dictionary
heart-searching — heart search·ing (härtʹsûr chĭng) n. An examination of one s conscience, innermost feelings, and motives. heartʹ search ing adj. * * * … Universalium
heart-searching — See: SEARCH ONE S HEART … Dictionary of American idioms
heart-searching — See: SEARCH ONE S HEART … Dictionary of American idioms
heart-searching — noun thorough examination of one s feelings and motives … English new terms dictionary
heart-searching — noun (U) the process of examining very carefully your feelings about something or your reasons for doing something … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
heart-searching — /ˈhat sɜtʃɪŋ/ (say haht serching) adjective involving a close examination of one s deepest feelings …
Heart — (h[aum]rt), n. [OE. harte, herte, heorte, AS. heorte; akin to OS. herta, OFies. hirte, D. hart, OHG. herza, G. herz, Icel. hjarta, Sw. hjerta, Goth. ha[ i]rt[=o], Lith. szirdis, Russ. serdtse, Ir. cridhe, L. cor, Gr. kardi a, kh^r. [root]277. Cf … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
