inquiring
English
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edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ɪnˈkwaɪɹɪŋ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪnˈkwaɪəɹɪŋ/
Audio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -aɪəɹɪŋ
- Hyphenation: in‧quir‧ing
Verb
editinquiring
- present participle and gerund of inquire
Noun
editinquiring (plural inquirings)
- inquiry
- 1923, The London Mercury, volume 8, page 468:
- What need you trouble with vain inquirings / The surly gods or your own ignorant spirit?
- 2003, Gerald A. Press, Development of the Idea of History in Antiquity, page 31:
- […] these are the results of Herodotus' factual inquirings, the accurate information, the right account, which he acquired about some matters of importance to himself and to his audience and about which conflicting accounts have been given.
Adjective
editinquiring (comparative more inquiring, superlative most inquiring)
Antonyms
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editinquisitive
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