questioning

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questioning

/ˈkwɛs.t͡ʃə.nɪŋ/
/ˈkwɛs.tjə.nɪŋ/
/ˈkwɛʃ.t͡ʃə.nɪŋ/
/ˈkwɛʃ.tə.nɪŋ/ US, also

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From question + -ing (noun via Middle English questionyng).

noun questionings

countable, uncountable The action of asking questions; a survey; an inquiry. I didn’t know much about medical supplies, so I took the list Docc handed me without much questioning.
countable, uncountable The act of challenging, wondering, and doubting.
countable, uncountable Interrogation. The official Central News agency said a Nationalist patrol boat Dec. 28 captured six Communist spies disguised as fishermen as they approached within 1,000 yards of the Paichuan in a motorized fishing craft. They were taken to Matsu for questioning.

adjective more questioning · most questioning

not comparable, usually Characterized by questions, inquisitiveness, doubt, or wonder; quizzical. Why do you have a questioning look? Are you puzzled about something?
not comparable, usually Unsure of one's sexual orientation or gender identity. We entertain the boy and it becomes more evident that his dad is trans and he is questioning; my coworker keeps frowning about it.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of question

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: inquiring, curious, inquisitive, quizzical, wondering, speculative, sceptical, skeptical, doubting, distrustful, perplexed, querying, asking, query, interrogate, interrogation

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noun action of asking questions; a survey or inquiry

Español	preguntadera, pregunteo, preguntorio, cuestionamiento
हिन्दी	पूछताछ pūchtāch
Deutsch	Befragung
Русский	опро́с oprós

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@misc{questioning_2026,
  title = {questioning},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/questioning},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}