questioning
/ˈkwɛʃ.tə.nɪŋ/noun, adjective3 syllables
Questioning means: marked by or given to doubt.
Synonyms for questioning11
noun, as in a request for information
inquiring
adjective, as in showing curiosity
adjective, as in perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
quizzical, perplexed
What does questioning mean?4
adjective
1
marked by or given to doubt“a skeptical attitude”
2
showing curiosity“if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive”
3
perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)“he had a quizzical expression”
noun
1
a request for information
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Questioning in a sentence
- Wednesday afternoon, police found the teenager with a drifter who was wanted for questioning.Cangarejo
- The police have hauled in a suspect for questioning.CK
- I was pressed by their questioning and slipped into telling an obvious lie.unknown
- The henchman carried out the orders without questioning his master's motives.Myrano_
- The police are questioning several suspects in this crime.sharptoothed
- You have the right to have a lawyer with you during questioning.CK
- Are you questioning my judgment on this matter?CK
- The journalists are questioning the minister about the new projects.menaud
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of questioning
as a noun
- plural
- questionings