"inquiring" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ɪnˈkwaɪɹɪŋ/ [General-American], /ɪnˈkwaɪəɹɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-inquiring.ogg [US] Forms: more inquiring [comparative], most inquiring [superlative]
Rhymes: -aɪəɹɪŋ Head templates: {{en-adj}} inquiring (comparative more inquiring, superlative most inquiring)
  1. inquisitive Translations (inquisitive): изпитателен (izpitatelen) (Bulgarian)
    Sense id: en-inquiring-en-adj-xR9yF~F1

Noun

IPA: /ɪnˈkwaɪɹɪŋ/ [General-American], /ɪnˈkwaɪəɹɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-inquiring.ogg [US] Forms: inquirings [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪəɹɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun}} inquiring (plural inquirings)
  1. inquiry
    Sense id: en-inquiring-en-noun-hNdGZCfW

Verb

IPA: /ɪnˈkwaɪɹɪŋ/ [General-American], /ɪnˈkwaɪəɹɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-inquiring.ogg [US]
Rhymes: -aɪəɹɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} inquiring
  1. present participle and gerund of inquire Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: inquire
    Sense id: en-inquiring-en-verb-B2JVbrtI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 1 95

Inflected forms

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