Investigating; searching for the truth.

noun. action of the verb to seek

adjective. that seeks something specified

verb. Present participle of seek.

noun. an attempt to acquire or gain something

noun. the act of searching for something

"But you must not suppose that he was capable of a gross selfishness, or that he could have been satisfied without persuading himself that he was seeking to infuse some happiness into Maggie’s life, —seeking this even more than any direct ends for himself."

heat-seeking  self-seeking  

attempt  effort  endeavor  endeavour  hunt  

creaking  critiquing  eking  freaking  leaking  

seek