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Answering

//ˈɑːn.sə.ɹɪŋ// noun, verb

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    replying wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    The act of giving an answer.

    "An answer that comes out of the whirlwind is, logically, no answer at all: it belongs to a world above that of logical answerings."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of answer form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English answerynge; equivalent to answer + -ing.

Etymology 2

From Middle English answerynge; equivalent to answer + -ing.

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