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Inquiring   /ɪnkwˈaɪərɪŋ/   Listen
Inquiring

adjective
1.
Given to inquiry.
noun
1.
A request for information.  Synonym: questioning.



Inquire

verb
(past & past part. inquired; pres. part. inquiring)  (Written also enquire)
1.
Inquire about.  Synonyms: ask, enquire.  "He had to ask directions several times"
2.
Have a wish or desire to know something.  Synonyms: enquire, wonder.
3.
Conduct an inquiry or investigation of.  Synonyms: enquire, investigate.  "Inquire into the disappearance of the rich old lady"



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"Inquiring" Quotes from Famous Books



... before me. But first I must tell you how our suspicions became aroused.... This morning, after your departure, we received a telegram from Hesse-Weimar inquiring why Frederick-Christian did not reply to the telegram sent him from his kingdom.... That gave me an inkling of what was going on.... I sent to the Royal Palace Hotel and there my two detectives learned ...
— A Royal Prisoner • Pierre Souvestre

... a shake of her finger, and whispered, "Massa's out dar, waitin' fur de key. Dar's writin' on dem ar fowers." She lighted the lamps, and, after inquiring if anything else was wanted, she went out, saying, "Good night, missis. De Lord send ...
— The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. II, No. 8, June 1858 • Various

... fathomless limbo of the organs that give it birth; it tires us by its long parturition; then it develops and grows, is fertile, rich, and productive in the visible grace of youth and with all the qualities of longevity; it sustains the most inquiring glances, invites them, and never wearies them. Now and again ideas are generated in swarms, one evolves another; they interlace and entice, they abound and are dalliant; now and again, they arise pale and looming, and perish through ...
— Balzac • Frederick Lawton

... of courteous inquiring gravity did not change. "So that's what was at the bottom of everything. I told her she was seeing too much of you, but she wouldn't listen. Of course, my contention was just on general principles. I thought you were both ...
— We Three • Gouverneur Morris

... anger—she was a cloud lit up by occasional unaccountable flashes of temper. "Whatever in the world is the matter with her?" asked her aunt in more directions than one. And Amy Leffingwell, blissfully busy over her little trousseau and her selection of china-patterns, protested and opened wide, inquiring blue eyes against the intrusion of such a spirit at ...
— Bertram Cope's Year • Henry Blake Fuller


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