cross-question
verb /ˌkrɒs ˈkwestʃən/
/ˌkrɔːs ˈkwestʃən/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they cross-question | /ˌkrɒs ˈkwestʃən/ /ˌkrɔːs ˈkwestʃən/ |
| he / she / it cross-questions | /ˌkrɒs ˈkwestʃənz/ /ˌkrɔːs ˈkwestʃənz/ |
| past simple cross-questioned | /ˌkrɒs ˈkwestʃənd/ /ˌkrɔːs ˈkwestʃənd/ |
| past participle cross-questioned | /ˌkrɒs ˈkwestʃənd/ /ˌkrɔːs ˈkwestʃənd/ |
| -ing form cross-questioning | /ˌkrɒs ˈkwestʃənɪŋ/ /ˌkrɔːs ˈkwestʃənɪŋ/ |
- cross-question somebody to question somebody carefully and in great detail and often in a way that seems aggressive
- Two police officers spent the next hour cross-questioning me.