Questioning
/ˈkwestʃənɪŋ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of asking questions to get information or challenge something.
Extra definitions
noun; adjective; verbAsking questions for information.
noun; adjective; verbAn interview for answers.
nounThe action of asking questions; a survey; an inquiry.
Sentence Examples
The journalist kept questioning the witness.
His questioning look made me pause.
The questioning lasted an hour.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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Word Origin & History
From question + -ing (noun via Middle English questionyng).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
“I didn’t know much about medical supplies, so I took the list Docc handed me without much questioning.”
— 2018, Megan DeVos, Anarchy, Orion, →ISBN:
“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.”
— 1955 December 31, “Chiang Says Time Near For Mainland Uprising”, in The Christian Science Monitor, Atlantic edition, volume 48, number 31, Boston, sourced from Associated Press, Taipei, Formosa, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4, column 5:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The journalist kept ____ the witness.