Whying

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of asking the question "why?". uncountable

    "Researchers are not encouraged to engage in whying and the subsequent casting off of rules and procedures adopted from non-substantiated fear through the use of very few sensational occurrences."

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

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how comewhat forwhereforewhereforeargumentbaffling problem

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"Researchers are not encouraged to engage in whying and the subsequent casting off of rules and procedures adopted from non-substantiated fear through the use of very few sensational occurrences."

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