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Questioning
Definitions
- 1 Characterized by questions, inquisitiveness, doubt, or wonder; quizzical. not-comparable, usually
"Why do you have a questioning look? Are you puzzled about something?"
- 2 Unsure of one's sexual orientation or gender identity. not-comparable, usually
"We entertain the boy and it becomes more evident that his dad is trans and he is questioning; my coworker keeps frowning about it."
- 1 showing curiosity wordnet
- 2 perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know) wordnet
- 3 marked by or given to doubt wordnet
- 1 The action of asking questions; a survey; an inquiry. countable, uncountable
"I didn’t know much about medical supplies, so I took the list Docc handed me without much questioning."
- 2 a request for information wordnet
- 3 The act of challenging, wondering, and doubting. countable, uncountable
- 4 Interrogation. countable, uncountable
"The official Central News agency said a Nationalist patrol boat Dec. 28 captured six Communist spies disguised as fishermen as they approached within 1,000 yards of the Paichuan in a motorized fishing craft. They were taken to Matsu for questioning."
- 1 present participle and gerund of question form-of, gerund, participle, present
Etymology
From question + -ing (noun via Middle English questionyng).
From question + -ing (noun via Middle English questionyng).
From question + -ing (noun via Middle English questionyng).
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