Durchspüren

Durchspüren is a German verb formed from durch- (through) and spüren (to sense). It describes the action of sensing or feeling through something to the other side, or the sense that something permeates or propagates through a medium. The term is used in literal, figurative, and practice-oriented contexts and is found in both everyday language and specialized fields.

In a literal sense, durchspüren denotes examining or detecting by touch or perception through a surface or material. Examples include feeling the texture or integrity of fabric by running fingers over it, or testing a substance by feeling it through its layers to detect irregularities.

In a figurative sense, the expression can mean to survey or thoroughly examine an area, situation, or body of information. A researcher might durchspüren a dataset to identify patterns, or a manager durchspüren a process to locate weak points.

In body- or mindfulness-related contexts, durchspüren denotes the practice of sensing sensations or energy that appear to travel through the body, often as part of a body scan or meditative exercise. Practitioners describe how attention is moved along the body's path to acknowledge sensations without judgment.

Etymology and usage notes: the word is formed from the prefix durch- plus spüren. It is relatively common in German-language texts dealing with manual inspection, somatic awareness, or esoteric practices, but it is less frequent in everyday speech beyond those domains. See also spüren, fühlen, durchdringen.