enquiring

English

Alternative forms

• inquiring

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪəɹɪŋ

Verb

enquiring

1. present participle and gerund of enquire

Noun

enquiring (plural enquirings)

1. An instance of making an enquiry; an asking.
   • 1876, Rev. James Vaughan, The Trident, the Crescent, and the Cross:

     We are thankful for what God has already wrought; for those thousands who now acknowledge the Lord Jesus Christ; […] for the earnest enquirings after true religion which are found in some; […]

Adjective

enquiring (comparative more enquiring, superlative most enquiring)

1. Curious, inquisitive or investigative.

Derived terms

• unenquiring

 

Anagrams

• inquering