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US
/ˈkwɛstʃənɪŋ/
]
[ UK /kwˈɛstʃənɪŋ/ ]
[ UK /kwˈɛstʃənɪŋ/ ]
ADJECTIVE
-
marked by or given to doubt
a skeptical attitude
a skeptical listener -
perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
he had a quizzical expression -
showing curiosity
if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive
raised a speculative eyebrow
NOUN
- a request for information
How To Use questioning In A Sentence
- Petrocelli Monday afternoon began an aggressive cross-examination after Simpson finished five hours of gentle questioning by his own lawyer Friday and Monday.
- The book is a sustained diatribe questioning Churchill's actions from the early 1930s through 1941.
- Hard graft and study of the score allowed him to master a wide repertoire without nationality kinships questioning his ability to conduct music from all periods.
- The cruiser was pulled up below and the cops were questioning an old man with gray hair.
- His father, David Ashworth, is wanted for questioning by murder squad detectives but yesterday he was still missing.
- He decides in favour of gold and silver, and shows himself an unquestioning bimetallist. An Essay on Mediaeval Economic Teaching
- One time, not too long ago, I saw a line of lame dancers unable to participate in class, sitting on the sidelines, questioning when they would return to dance.
- It also brought into focus in Arab eyes the apparently unquestioning support given to the latter by the West. A Rock and a Hard Place
- She's questioning whether she can stay with a man who can lash out. The Sun
- Already skeptics are questioning whether the initial budget for the space plan is sufficient.
