Inquiring
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪnˈkwaɪɹɪŋ/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Inquiring is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of inquire.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of inquire.
More Meanings
- inquisitive
Example Sentences
What need you trouble with vain inquirings / The surly gods or your own ignorant spirit?
When pressed for an explanation, he was inclined to use the word "Symbolic" in a manner extremely confusing to the inquiring lay mind.
[…] 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.
Word Forms
- inquirings
Synonyms for inquiring
Depending on context, synonyms include inquisitive, probing, questioning, searching, inquisitorial, investigative.
Antonyms for inquiring
Common opposites include uninquiring, uninquisitive.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include questioning, inquisitory, inquisitive, inquisitorial, investigatory, investigative.
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