Answering
/ˈɑːn.sə.ɹɪŋ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 present participle and gerund of answer form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
- 1 replying wordnet
Example
More examples"You are quite justified in answering him back."
Etymology
From Middle English answerynge; equivalent to answer + -ing.