Definition of questioning Questioning

/kwɛˈsʧʌnɪŋ/ - [kweschuning] - ques•tion•ing

We found 10 definitions of questioning from 4 different sources.

What does questioning mean?

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Noun Plural: questionings
questioning - a request for information
		inquiring
		asking, request a formal message requesting something that is submitted to an authority
		challenge a demand by a sentry for a password or identification
		query, enquiry, inquiry, interrogation, question a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest
Adjective
questioning - perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know); "he had a quizzical expression"
		quizzical
questioning - marked by or given to doubt; "a skeptical attitude"; "a skeptical listener"
		doubting, skeptical, sceptical
		distrustful having or showing distrust; "a man of distrustful nature"; "my experience...in other fields of law has made me distrustful of rules of thumb generally"- B.N.Cardozo; "vigilant and distrustful superintendence"- Thomas Jefferson
questioning - showing curiosity; "if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative eyebrow"
		inquisitive, speculative, wondering
		curious eager to investigate and learn or learn more (sometimes about others' concerns); "a curious child is a teacher's delight"; "a trap door that made me curious"; "curious investigators"; "traffic was slowed by curious rubberneckers"; "curious about the neighbor's doings"

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Wiktionary

questioning (Noun)
The action of asking questions; a survey; an inquiry.
questioning (Noun)
The act of challenging, wondering and doubting.
questioning (Verb)
Present participle of question.
questioning (Adjective)
Characterized by questions, inquisitiveness, doubt or wonder.

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questioning (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Question

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questioning, verb, gerund of question (infinitive).
questioning, noun, singular of questionings.

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