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cross-question

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From cross- + question.

noun cross-questions

  1. A question posed during a cross-examination.

verb cross-questions · cross-questioning · cross-questioned

  1. transitive To subject to close questioning. The good man, he looks on us so clear and cheery, and in his neighbourly soft-smiling eyes we see so well our own shadow, - we have a longing always to cross-question him.

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@misc{cross_question_2026,
  title = {cross-question},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cross-question},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}