Definition of QUESTIONING

questioning

Plural: questionings

Noun

  • a request for information
  • The action of asking questions; a survey; an inquiry.
  • The act of challenging, wondering, and doubting.
  • Interrogation.

Verb

  • challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
  • pose a series of questions to
  • pose a question
  • conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
  • place in doubt or express doubtful speculation
  • present participle and gerund of question

Adjective Satellite

  • perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
  • marked by or given to doubt
  • showing curiosity

Adj

  • Characterized by questions, inquisitiveness, doubt, or wonder; quizzical.
  • Unsure of one's sexual orientation or gender identity.

Examples

  • Why do you have a questioning look? Are you puzzled about something?

Origin / Etymology

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

Scrabble Score: 21

questioning: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
questioning: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
questioning: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 25

questioning: valid Words With Friends Word