questioning

[US]/ˈkwestʃɵnɪŋ/
[UK]/'kwɛstʃənɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. doubtful, inquiring.

Phrases & Collocations

in question

to the question

answer the question

no question

without question

open question

ask a question

out of question

question mark

good question

beyond question

an open question

personal question

raise a question

the last question

technical question

security question

rhetorical question

put the question

Example Sentences

the thought of questioning Toby agitated him extremely.

Can we just get this questioning over with?

Stop questioning me about my personal business.

After prolonged questioning she finally confessed.

The police are still questioning witnesses and gathering information.

The rapid-fire questioning jumbled the witness's thoughts.

So much for Dilthey's line of questioning in its methodic ground.

The young woman's parents scolded her for questioning their authority.

They have detained two men for questioning at the police station.

I prefer questioning my pupils to lecturing them.

Detectives are questioning a woman about the child’s abduction.

detectives are questioning two men in connection with alleged criminal damage.

He elicited the truth at last by questioning all the boys in the school.

Many a questioning mind has stealthily entered thy courtyard and roamed through thy lampless house seeking for answers.

"After much questioning among the people concerned, the headmaster at last elicited the truth about the incident."

After hours of questioning, the prisoner coughed up and admitted that he had stolen the jewels.

Doctors can get an inkling by questioning people about their age, diet, infrequency of exercise and smoking habits—but it is only an inkling, not a direct measurement.

Real-world Examples

This meant he had lied during earlier official questioning.

Source: VOA Special October 2018 Collection

He practically died. Why are you questioning the doctor?

Source: Canadian drama "Saving Hope" Season 1

Others are being detained for further questioning.

Source: CNN Selected November 2015 Collection

I mean, she's already questioning our living arrangement.

Source: Deadly Women

Both could face tough questioning during their Senate confirmation hearings.

Source: NPR News January 2013 Compilation

I was questioning my ability, I was questioning what I was doing.

Source: Harvard Business Review

I'm sorry, are you questioning my integrity as a scientist?

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 10

However, Kresser at times was questioning whether saturated fat increases cholesterol on average.

Source: WIL Life Revelation

Major Hasan will shortly be questioning some of the very people that he himself shot.

Source: CNN Listening Compilation August 2013

Attorney General Eric Holder will likely face tough questioning today by the House Judiciary Committee.

Source: AP Listening Collection May 2013

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