QUESTIONING as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a request for information
   Synonym(s)
   • inquiring (what does inquiring mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) questioning is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • request (what does request mean?)
   • asking (what does asking mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • challenge (what does challenge mean?)
   • question (what does question mean?)
   • inquiry (what does inquiry mean?)
   • enquiry (what does enquiry mean?)
   • query (what does query mean?)
   • interrogation (what does interrogation mean?)
   • interrogation (what does interrogation mean?)
   • examination (what does examination mean?)
   • interrogatory (what does interrogatory mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • investigate (what does investigate mean?)
   • inquire (what does inquire mean?)
   • enquire (what does enquire mean?)
   • ask (what does ask mean?)
   • inquire (what does inquire mean?)
   • enquire (what does enquire mean?)
   • interrogate (what does interrogate mean?)
   • question (what does question mean?)
   • question (what does question mean?)
   • query (what does query mean?)

QUESTIONING as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • showing curiosity
   Synonym(s)
   • inquisitive (what does inquisitive mean?)
   • speculative (what does speculative mean?)
   • wondering(a) (what does wondering(a) mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive
   • raised a speculative eyebrow
   Similar To
   • curious (what does curious mean?)
2. Meaning
   • perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
   Synonym(s)
   • quizzical (what does quizzical mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • he had a quizzical expression
   Similar To
   • perplexed (what does perplexed mean?)
3. Meaning
   • marked by or given to doubt
   Synonym(s)
   • doubting (what does doubting mean?)
   • sceptical (what does sceptical mean?)
   • skeptical (what does skeptical mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a skeptical attitude
   • a skeptical listener
   Similar To
   • distrustful (what does distrustful mean?)