answering

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answering

/ˈɑːn.sə.ɹɪŋ/ UK
/ˈæn.sɚ.ɪŋ/ Canada, US
[ˈɛən.sɚ.ɪŋ] Canada, US
/ˈæn.sə.ɹɪŋ/
[ˈɛən.sə.ɹɪŋ]
/ˈeːn.sə.ɹɪŋ/ Australia

Where it comes from

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

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of answer

noun answerings

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

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: responsive, respondent, response, reply, responding, respond, question, enquirer, interviewee, satisfy, address, meet, guarantor, addressing, meeting, sponsor

Translations

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noun the act of giving an answer

Português	respondimento

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MLA

"answering." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/answering. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

answering. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/answering

Chicago

"answering." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/answering.

BibTeX

@misc{answering_2026,
  title = {answering},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/answering},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}