questioning in English dictionary

  • questioning

    Meanings and definitions of "questioning"

    • The action of asking questions; a survey; an inquiry.
    • The act of challenging, wondering and doubting.
    • Characterized by questions, inquisitiveness, doubt or wonder.
    • Present participle of question.
    • adjective
      Characterized by questions, inquisitiveness, doubt or wonder.
    • noun
      The action of asking questions; a survey; an inquiry.
    • noun
      The act of challenging, wondering and doubting.
    • noun
      Interrogation
    • verb
      present participle of [i]question[/i]
    • asking or putting a question
    • investigation (e.g. into someone’s guilt)
    • adjective
      marked by or given to doubt; "a skeptical attitude"; "a skeptical listener"
    • adjective
      perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know); "he had a quizzical expression"
    • adjective
      showing curiosity; "if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative eyebrow"
    • noun
      a request for information

    Synonyms of "questioning" in English dictionary

    distrustful, asking, perplexed are the top synonyms of "questioning" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of questioning

    • questioning ( plural  questionings)
    • questioning (plural questionings)
  • Questioning

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