"querying" meaning in English

See querying in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} querying (not comparable)
  1. Questioning, or prone to asking questions. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: queryingly, unquerying
    Sense id: en-querying-en-adj-hUOmqw1d Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 24 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 80 9 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 7 9

Noun

Forms: queryings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} querying (plural queryings)
  1. The act of making a query.
    Sense id: en-querying-en-noun-WcEgzdIE

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} querying
  1. present participle and gerund of query Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: query
    Sense id: en-querying-en-verb-dpLGTH7S

Inflected forms

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