questioning

1 of 2

noun

ques·tion·ing ˈkwes-chə-niŋ How to pronounce questioning (audio)

ˈkwesh-

plural questionings

: the activity or process of asking questions

Illocutionary acts … such as stating, questioning, promising, or commanding.

Ronald Wardhaugh

… serious questionings of the relation between art and life …

J. Dennis Huston

Her folks and very pregnant sister met us at the restaurant, and it didn't take long for me to warm up to them. After sweating through a few rounds of questioning, I felt a little more at ease …

Cosmopolitan

The time had also passed for any further questioning about what genes were. The name of the game was DNA.

James D. Watson et al.

often : judicial interrogation

As she continued her questioning, she found herself pounding the witness stand, her voice rising in accusation until it was a scream.

Carol Lynn Mithers

The FBI has seized your computers and brought you in for questioning.

Graham P. Collins

CNN made a disconcerting habit of breaking away for commercials without regard to what was happening in the court—often in the middle of a line of questioning.

David Hiltbrand

questioning

2 of 2

adjective

: expressing or implying a question

a questioning look

… looking at her with a questioning and rather startled gaze.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

: inclined to ask questions or seek information : inquisitive

The changes of direction are partly explained by this questioning attitude, and partly by his having written the book over twenty years.

Sarah Bakewell

For a man with as questioning a mind as Charles Darwin's there was no danger of mental vegetation.

Ronald W. Clark

: uncertain about or engaged in exploring one's own sexual or gender identity

Suburban Connecticut's first support group for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, and questioning youths had just begun, and Alex was proving how desperately it was needed.

Dan Woog

Facebook provides more than 50 options beyond "male" and "female" for users to describe their gender identity, from "gender questioning" and "neither" to "androgynous."

Chicago Tribune

questioningly adverb

I stared questioningly at Mama, not really understanding.

Mildred D. Taylor

The bartender came over and looked questioningly at Julie. "I'll have a Scotch sour on the rocks," she said.

Robert B. Parker

questioning 1 of 3

adjective

as in skeptical

inclined to doubt or question claims a naturally questioning person, she demands rock-solid proof before she believes anything

Synonyms & Similar Words

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skeptical
doubting
suspicious
cautious
suspecting
careful
disbelieving
incredulous
wary
unbelieving
distrustful
negativistic
mistrustful
paranoid
curious
cynical
inquiring
puzzled
unsure
critical
show-me
quizzical
paranoidal
experienced
watchful
inquisitive
guarded
leery
knowing
uncertain
unconvinced
hesitant
worldly
undecided
undetermined
nosy
sophisticated
leary
nosey
snoopy
gun-shy
unsettled
worldly-wise

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

trusting
unquestioning
certain
uncritical
sure
credulous
naive
positive
confident
unknowing
trustful
gullible
naïve
simple
innocent
unsophisticated
simpleminded
green
ingenuous
childlike
unworldly
inexperienced
raw
callow
idealistic
wide-eyed
gullable
careless
impractical
duped
tricked
heedless
deceived
unsuspecting
unsuspicious
beguiled
unwary
gulled

questioning

2 of 3

noun

as in inquiry

Synonyms & Similar Words

inquiry
interrogation
prying
concern
wonderment
attentiveness
inquisitiveness
interest
interference
regard
curiosity
intrusiveness
curiousness
obtrusiveness
meddlesomeness
eavesdropping
officiousness
nosiness
rubbernecking

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

disregard
indifference
incuriosity
incuriousness
unconcern
disinterestedness
apathy

questioning

3 of 3

verb

present participle of question

as in challenging

to demand proof of the truth or rightness of the teenager openly questioned the authority of the town's police force to impose a curfew on residents under the age of 18

Synonyms & Similar Words

challenging
doubting
disputing
contesting
protesting
impeaching
querying
opposing
mistrusting
oppugning
calling into question
fighting
resisting
calling in question
combating
combatting
kicking (about)
objecting (to)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

believing
accepting
embracing
defending
supporting
swallowing
advocating
promoting
backing
enduring
tolerating
abiding
championing
stomaching

as in pondering

to give serious and careful thought to question your motives before you file the lawsuit: do you really care about the trees, or are you just trying to harass the neighbors?

Synonyms & Similar Words

pondering
debating
contemplating
considering
studying
entertaining
exploring
weighing
analyzing
reviewing
eyeing
deliberating
ruminating
cogitating
eying
meditating
looking at
revolving
perpending
reasoning
chewing over
chewing on
turning
kicking around
digesting
believing
reminiscing
mulling (over)
thinking (about or over)
opining
wrestling (with)
concluding
beating one's brains out (about)
second-guessing
poring (over)
cudgeling one's brains (about)
absorbing
conceiving
assimilating
reflecting (on or upon)
musing (upon)
speculating (about)
fixating (on or upon)
obsessing (about or over)
dwelling (on or upon)
fretting (about or over)
brooding (about or over)
drinking (in)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

ignoring
disregarding
rejecting
dismissing
overlooking
slighting
pooh-poohing
poohing

as in doubting

to have no trust or confidence in it was apparent that voters were questioning the President's ability to manage the economy

Synonyms & Similar Words

doubting
distrusting
suspecting
mistrusting
misdoubting
disbelieving
discounting
discrediting
negating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

trusting
depending (on or upon)
counting (on or upon)
relying (on or upon)
banking (on or upon)

as in asking

to put a question or questions to the press should be allowed to question public officials about any matter of general interest

Synonyms & Similar Words

asking
interrogating
quizzing
querying
grilling
examining
catechizing
cross-questioning
inquiring (of)
cross-examining
bombarding
surveying
pumping
polling
besieging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

answering
responding
observing
replying
commenting
remarking
avoiding
retorting
rejoining
ducking

as in interrogating

to put a series of questions to the police questioned the suspect before deciding that there was insufficient evidence to hold him

Synonyms & Similar Words

interrogating
examining
quizzing
querying
grilling
pumping
catechizing
debriefing
harassing
sweating
hounding
cross-questioning
annoying
picking the brains of
pestering
giving the third degree to
cross-examining
canvassing
polling
canvasing

单词	questioning
释义	questioning 1 of 2 noun ques·tion·ing ˈkwes-chə-niŋ ˈkwesh- plural questionings : the activity or process of asking questions Illocutionary acts … such as stating, questioning, promising, or commanding. Ronald Wardhaugh … serious questionings of the relation between art and life … J. Dennis Huston Her folks and very pregnant sister met us at the restaurant, and it didn't take long for me to warm up to them. After sweating through a few rounds of questioning, I felt a little more at ease … Cosmopolitan The time had also passed for any further questioning about what genes were. The name of the game was DNA. James D. Watson et al. often : judicial interrogation As she continued her questioning, she found herself pounding the witness stand, her voice rising in accusation until it was a scream. Carol Lynn Mithers The FBI has seized your computers and brought you in for questioning. Graham P. Collins CNN made a disconcerting habit of breaking away for commercials without regard to what was happening in the court—often in the middle of a line of questioning. David Hiltbrand questioning 2 of 2 adjective 1 : expressing or implying a question a questioning look … looking at her with a questioning and rather startled gaze. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 2 : inclined to ask questions or seek information : inquisitive The changes of direction are partly explained by this questioning attitude, and partly by his having written the book over twenty years. Sarah Bakewell For a man with as questioning a mind as Charles Darwin's there was no danger of mental vegetation. Ronald W. Clark 3 : uncertain about or engaged in exploring one's own sexual or gender identity Suburban Connecticut's first support group for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, and questioning youths had just begun, and Alex was proving how desperately it was needed. Dan Woog Facebook provides more than 50 options beyond "male" and "female" for users to describe their gender identity, from "gender questioning" and "neither" to "androgynous." Chicago Tribune questioningly adverb I stared questioningly at Mama, not really understanding. Mildred D. Taylor The bartender came over and looked questioningly at Julie. "I'll have a Scotch sour on the rocks," she said. Robert B. Parker Synonyms Adjective disbelieving distrustful doubting incredulous mistrustful negativistic show-me skeptical suspecting suspicious unbelieving See all Synonyms & Antonyms Word History First Known Use Noun 15th century, in the meaning defined above Adjective 1600, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Phrases Containing questioning self-questioning self-questioning questioning 1 of 3 adjective as in skeptical inclined to doubt or question claims a naturally questioning person, she demands rock-solid proof before she believes anything Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance skeptical doubting suspicious cautious suspecting careful disbelieving incredulous wary unbelieving distrustful negativistic mistrustful paranoid curious cynical inquiring puzzled unsure critical show-me quizzical paranoidal experienced watchful inquisitive guarded leery knowing uncertain unconvinced hesitant worldly undecided undetermined nosy sophisticated leary nosey snoopy gun-shy unsettled worldly-wise Antonyms & Near Antonyms trusting unquestioning certain uncritical sure credulous naive positive confident unknowing trustful gullible naïve simple innocent unsophisticated simpleminded green ingenuous childlike unworldly inexperienced raw callow idealistic wide-eyed gullable careless impractical duped tricked heedless deceived unsuspecting unsuspicious beguiled unwary gulled See More questioning 2 of 3 noun as in inquiry Synonyms & Similar Words inquiry interrogation prying concern wonderment attentiveness inquisitiveness interest interference regard curiosity intrusiveness curiousness obtrusiveness meddlesomeness eavesdropping officiousness nosiness rubbernecking Antonyms & Near Antonyms disregard indifference incuriosity incuriousness unconcern disinterestedness apathy See More questioning 3 of 3 verb present participle of question 1 as in challenging to demand proof of the truth or rightness of the teenager openly questioned the authority of the town's police force to impose a curfew on residents under the age of 18 Synonyms & Similar Words challenging doubting disputing contesting protesting impeaching querying opposing mistrusting oppugning calling into question fighting resisting calling in question combating combatting kicking (about) objecting (to) Antonyms & Near Antonyms believing accepting embracing defending supporting swallowing advocating promoting backing enduring tolerating abiding championing stomaching See More 2 as in pondering to give serious and careful thought to question your motives before you file the lawsuit: do you really care about the trees, or are you just trying to harass the neighbors? Synonyms & Similar Words pondering debating contemplating considering studying entertaining exploring weighing analyzing reviewing eyeing deliberating ruminating cogitating eying meditating looking at revolving perpending reasoning chewing over chewing on turning kicking around digesting believing reminiscing mulling (over) thinking (about or over) opining wrestling (with) concluding beating one's brains out (about) second-guessing poring (over) cudgeling one's brains (about) absorbing conceiving assimilating reflecting (on or upon) musing (upon) speculating (about) fixating (on or upon) obsessing (about or over) dwelling (on or upon) fretting (about or over) brooding (about or over) drinking (in) Antonyms & Near Antonyms ignoring disregarding rejecting dismissing overlooking slighting pooh-poohing poohing See More 3 as in doubting to have no trust or confidence in it was apparent that voters were questioning the President's ability to manage the economy Synonyms & Similar Words doubting distrusting suspecting mistrusting misdoubting disbelieving discounting discrediting negating Antonyms & Near Antonyms trusting depending (on or upon) counting (on or upon) relying (on or upon) banking (on or upon) 4 as in asking to put a question or questions to the press should be allowed to question public officials about any matter of general interest Synonyms & Similar Words asking interrogating quizzing querying grilling examining catechizing cross-questioning inquiring (of) cross-examining bombarding surveying pumping polling besieging Antonyms & Near Antonyms answering responding observing replying commenting remarking avoiding retorting rejoining ducking See More 5 as in interrogating to put a series of questions to the police questioned the suspect before deciding that there was insufficient evidence to hold him Synonyms & Similar Words interrogating examining quizzing querying grilling pumping catechizing debriefing harassing sweating hounding cross-questioning annoying picking the brains of pestering giving the third degree to cross-examining canvassing polling canvasing
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