questioningnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈkwes.tʃə.nɪŋ/us/ˈkwes.tʃə.nɪŋ/the situation in which the police ask someone questions about a crime:
Three suspects were taken in by police for questioning.
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Questioning people & asking questions in general
- beat
- bombard
- canvass
- cross-question
- debrief
- desk research
- enquiry
- feel sb/sth out
- grilling
- interrogate
- interview
- interviewee
- opinion poll
- pin
- Q, q
- questioner
- roll call
- third
- what do you have to say for yourself? idiom
- worm
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