Crossword clues for questioning
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Question \Ques"tion\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Questioned; p. pr. & vb. n. Questioning.] [Cf. F. questionner. See Question, n.]
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To ask questions; to inquire.
He that questioneth much shall learn much.
--Bacon. -
To argue; to converse; to dispute. [Obs.]
I pray you, think you question with the Jew.
--Shak.
Wiktionary
Characterized by questions, inquisitiveness, doubt or wonder. n. 1 The action of asking questions; a survey; an inquiry. 2 The act of challenging, wondering and doubting. 3 interrogation v
(present participle of question English)
WordNet
adj. perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know); "he had a quizzical expression" [syn: quizzical]
marked by or given to doubt; "a skeptical attitude"; "a skeptical listener" [syn: doubting, skeptical, sceptical]
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]
Wikipedia
Questioning is a major form of human thought and interpersonal communication. It involves employing a series of questions to explore an issue, an idea or something intriguing. Questioning is the process of forming and wielding that serves to develop answers and insight.
The term may have the following specific meanings.
- Interrogation
- Scepticism, a state of uncertainty or doubt, or of challenging a previously held belief
- Questioning (sexuality and gender) - a phase or period where an individual re-assesses their sexual orientation/identity and/or gender identity
- Questioning plays a central role in Narrative Therapy
The questioning of one's gender, sexual identity, sexual orientation, or all three is a process of exploration by people who may be unsure, still exploring, and concerned about applying a social label to themselves for various reasons. The letter "Q" is sometimes added to the end of the acronym LGBT ( lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender); the "Q" can refer to either queer or questioning.
Usage examples of "questioning".
I hold you for questioning on the matter of an assassination attempt against my master, Supreme Affluent Reid Greene.
He was a fat flabby creature, even for a Chtorran, with an annoying tendency for ruminative noises and questioning chirps.
If Ballenger stayed outside, an anonymous call to the police might then result in his detention for questioning and lead to the court sending him to the sanctuary the state provided for such disturbed people.
And she was quite well, she said, the baronet frequently questioning her on that point.
But not one of them ever mentioned a word questioning the reported sinking of the Barracuda .
Peta on to questioning Zoehrer and any other of the lawyers who might give us some light on why Brame was done in.
Stone, who was taking the lead in the questioning while Breger examined some paperwork.
Lorraine had washed the dishes and was tidying the room and looking at her father now and then in a troubled, questioning way of which Brit was quite oblivious.
They are questioning the proprietors about such men as Marotte and Doxol.
His tone implied that there was no questioning the wishes of this Matris person or persons.
Security ever discovers an extra microfilm copy was run off, everyone in the photo-lab would be under a terrible questioning.
In paying off the stolid Brava who resisted all questioning by the visitors, and in closing the bungalow which still seemed to hold such nighted secrets, Ward shewed no signs of nervousness save a barely noticed tendency to pause as though listening for something very faint.
Helena blushing deeply at the results of my palpations and questioning.
Polygraph time: Millard questioning Peltz, Ray Pinker working the machine.
Nay, in the hope of vindicating his own penetration, he took an opportunity of questioning Ferdinand in private concerning the circumstances of the translation, and our hero, perceiving his drift, gave him such artful and ambiguous answers, as persuaded him that the young Count had acted the part of a plagiary, and that the other had been restrained from doing himself justice, by the consideration of his own dependence.