inquiringenquiringn.

/ɪnˈkwʌɪərɪŋ/

Etymology: < inquire v. + -ing suffix¹.

The action of inquire v.; inquiry.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > [noun]

askingeOE

speeringa1100

frayninga1300

questionc1384

inquiringc1386

inquirance1412

inquirea1500

inquiry1565

sciscitation1618

questioninga1635

enquestiona1641

querying1652

popping1710

inquiration1789

c1386 G. Chaucer Man of Law's Tale 790 By witt and subtil enqueryng [rhyme spryng].

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 234/2 Inquyring, enquisition.

1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue ii. ix. sig. Kiii^v But this is a question of olde enqueryng [rhyme hearyng].

1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Inuenimento,..an inquiring out.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2020).

inquiringenquiringadj.

Etymology: < inquire v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: inˈquiring.

That inquires; disposed to inquire, given to inquiry, inquisitive.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > [adjective]

inquisitivec1386

inquiring1598

investigating1631

inquirous1632

burrow-headed1650

curious1653

interested1665

inquisitous1694

interrogative1709

yuky1719

Eve-ish1753

inquisite1808

wondering1810

percontatorial1849

questionous1893

quizzy1920

curious-minded1928

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > [adjective] > asking questions

inquiring1598

perquiring1598

questioning1600

querying1669

questionary1711

inquirenta1763

quizzing1915

1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Inquisitiuo, enquiring, searching, seeking, inquisitiue, busie.

1702 N. Rowe Tamerlane i. i. 89 Tamerlane Comes like the Proxy of enquiring Heav'n To Judge and to Redress.

1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xii. 55 Jackey..now comes in with an inquiring Face.

1850 L. Hunt Autobiogr. II. xv. 181 Conscientious though not very inquiring Clergymen.

1898 Daily News 22 Jan. 2/5 But this world is an inquiring world. This age is an inquiring age.

Derivatives

inˈquiringly adv. (also enˈquiringly) in an inquiring manner; with a disposition to, or indication of, inquiry.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > [adverb]

interrogatively1571

interrogatorily1625

inquiringly1644

questionatively1657

questioningly1677

queryingly1874

interrogatingly1886

1644 K. Digby Two Treat. ii. ii. 373 Doubtfull propositions, which the vnderstanding..maketh inquiringly to informe it selfe of the truth of them.

1821 New Monthly Mag. 3 615/1 Curiosity has been..so naturally and so inquiringly awake.

1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede III. vi. lii. 271 Dinah looked at him inquiringly.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	inquiring
释义	inquiringenquiringn. /ɪnˈkwʌɪərɪŋ/ Etymology: < inquire v. + -ing suffix¹. The action of inquire v.; inquiry. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > [noun] askingeOE speeringa1100 frayninga1300 questionc1384 inquiringc1386 inquirance1412 inquirea1500 inquiry1565 sciscitation1618 questioninga1635 enquestiona1641 querying1652 popping1710 inquiration1789 c1386 G. Chaucer Man of Law's Tale 790 By witt and subtil enqueryng [rhyme spryng]. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 234/2 Inquyring, enquisition. 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue ii. ix. sig. Kiii^v But this is a question of olde enqueryng [rhyme hearyng]. 1611 J. Florio Queen Anna's New World of Words Inuenimento,..an inquiring out. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online June 2020). inquiringenquiringadj. Etymology: < inquire v. + -ing suffix².Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: inˈquiring. That inquires; disposed to inquire, given to inquiry, inquisitive. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > [adjective] inquisitivec1386 inquiring1598 investigating1631 inquirous1632 burrow-headed1650 curious1653 interested1665 inquisitous1694 interrogative1709 yuky1719 Eve-ish1753 inquisite1808 wondering1810 percontatorial1849 questionous1893 quizzy1920 curious-minded1928 the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > [adjective] > asking questions inquiring1598 perquiring1598 questioning1600 querying1669 questionary1711 inquirenta1763 quizzing1915 1598 J. Florio Worlde of Wordes Inquisitiuo, enquiring, searching, seeking, inquisitiue, busie. 1702 N. Rowe Tamerlane i. i. 89 Tamerlane Comes like the Proxy of enquiring Heav'n To Judge and to Redress. 1741 S. Richardson Pamela III. xii. 55 Jackey..now comes in with an inquiring Face. 1850 L. Hunt Autobiogr. II. xv. 181 Conscientious though not very inquiring Clergymen. 1898 Daily News 22 Jan. 2/5 But this world is an inquiring world. This age is an inquiring age. Derivatives inˈquiringly adv. (also enˈquiringly) in an inquiring manner; with a disposition to, or indication of, inquiry. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > [adverb] interrogatively1571 interrogatorily1625 inquiringly1644 questionatively1657 questioningly1677 queryingly1874 interrogatingly1886 1644 K. Digby Two Treat. ii. ii. 373 Doubtfull propositions, which the vnderstanding..maketh inquiringly to informe it selfe of the truth of them. 1821 New Monthly Mag. 3 615/1 Curiosity has been..so naturally and so inquiringly awake. 1859 ‘G. Eliot’ Adam Bede III. vi. lii. 271 Dinah looked at him inquiringly. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1386adj.1598
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