Hypertext Webster Gateway: "questioning"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Question \Ques"tion\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Questioned}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Questioning}.] [Cf. F. questionner. See {Question},
n.]
1. To ask questions; to inquire.
He that questioneth much shall learn much. --Bacon.
2. To argue; to converse; to dispute. [Obs.]
I pray you, think you question with the Jew. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
questioning
adj 1: perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you
do not know); "he had a quizzical expression" [syn: {quizzical}]
2: marked by or given to doubt; "a skeptical attitude"; "a
skeptical listener" [syn: {doubting}, {skeptical}, {sceptical}]
3: showing curiosity; "if someone saw a man climbing a light
post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative
eyebrow" [syn: {inquisitive}, {speculative}, {wondering(a)}]
n : a request for information [syn: {inquiring}]
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