answering

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːn.sə.ɹɪŋ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈæn.sɚ.ɪŋ/, [ˈɛən.sɚ.ɪŋ]

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• Hyphenation: an‧swer‧ing

Verb

answering

1. present participle and gerund of answer

Noun

answering (plural answerings)

1. The act of giving an answer.
   • 1923, John Cann Bailey, The Continuity of Letters, page 107:

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

Translations

the act of giving an answer

• Albanian: urdhërore (sq) f, përgjigje (sq) f
• Finnish: vastaaminen (fi)
• Middle English: answerynge
• Portuguese: respondimento m

Derived terms

• answeringly
• answering pennant
• nonanswering
• unanswering

 

Anagrams

• Wangerins

Middle English

Noun

answering

1. Alternative form of answerynge