Synonyms for enquiring
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : en-kwahyuh r |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈkwaɪər |
Top 10 synonyms for enquiring Other synonyms for the word enquiring
Définition of enquiring
Origin :- see inquire. An alternative form mainly used in sense of "to ask a question." Related: enquired; enquiring.
- verb ask about
- He told me that a suspicious character had been hanging about the hall, enquiring for me.
- Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
- And yet this would hardly be matter to satisfy your enquiring mind.
- Extract from : « The Lyric » by John Drinkwater
- He lighted a cigarette and looked at her with a faint, enquiring smile.
- Extract from : « The Education of Eric Lane » by Stephen McKenna
- Were we not enquiring whether the second place belonged to pleasure or wisdom?
- Extract from : « Philebus » by Plato
- He got up, enquiring of his mother if she would swear to come up presently.
- Extract from : « Love and Lucy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett
- She only bowed to Charles, enquiring from me whether he was likewise a clerk.
- Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
- There was no room for any doubt before that stern and enquiring gaze.
- Extract from : « The Rescue » by Joseph Conrad
- He remained with her about an hour, then after enquiring if he could be of any service to her, he took his leave.
- Extract from : « Isabel Leicester » by Clotilda Jennings
- About womenfolk we are neither so enquiring nor so particular.
- Extract from : « A Poor Man's House » by Stephen Sydney Reynolds
- I was enquiring if the Hudson was frozen up or not during the winter?
- Extract from : « Diary in America, Series One » by Frederick Marryat (AKA Captain Marryat)
Antonyms for enquiring
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