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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
inquiring en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ɪnˈkwaɪɹɪŋ/ (General-American)
- /ɪnˈkwaɪəɹɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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inquisitive
When pressed for an explanation, he was inclined to use the word "Symbolic" in a manner extremely confusing to the inquiring lay mind.
1913, Norman Lindsay, A Curate in Bohemia, Sydney: N.S.W. Bookstall Co., published 1932, page 150:
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Antonyms
uninquiring
Translations (1)
bg изпитателен (inquisitive)
inquiring en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ɪnˈkwaɪɹɪŋ/ (General-American)
- /ɪnˈkwaɪəɹɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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inquiry
What need you trouble with vain inquirings / The surly gods or your own ignorant spirit?
1923, The London Mercury, volume 8, page 468:[…] these are the results of Herodotus' factual inquirings, the accurate information, the right account, which he acquired about some matters of importance to himself and to his audience and about which conflicting accounts have been given.
2003, Gerald A. Press, Development of the Idea of History in Antiquity, page 31:
Forms
inquiring en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ɪnˈkwaɪɹɪŋ/ (General-American)
- /ɪnˈkwaɪəɹɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Meanings
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(form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of inquire