[Grammar] Do the two sentences below carry the same meaning

[Babai]

1. The man walked along the beach searching for shells.
2. The man walked along the beach in search for shells.
Do the two sentences above carry the same meaning?

 

[Rover_KE]

1. The man walked along the beach searching for shells.
2. The man walked along the beach in search of shells.
Do the two sentences above carry the same meaning?

They do now.

Rover

 

[Babai]

They do now.

Rover

Thank you very much

 

[Rover_KE]

Your thanks are appreciated, Babai, but for future reference you don't need to send them in a separate post or quote our replies back to us.

We are all happy to accept a simple click on the Like button as your acknowledgement of our help.

Rover:-D