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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a request for information;
[syn: questioning, inquiring]


ADJECTIVE (3)

1. perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know);
- Example: "he had a quizzical expression"
[syn: questioning, quizzical]

2. marked by or given to doubt;
- Example: "a skeptical attitude"
- Example: "a skeptical listener"
[syn: doubting, questioning, skeptical, sceptical]

3. showing curiosity;
- Example: "if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"
- Example: "raised a speculative eyebrow"
[syn: inquisitive, speculative, questioning, wondering(a)]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Question \Ques"tion\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Questioned; p. pr. & vb. n. Questioning.] [Cf. F. questionner. See Question, n.] 1. To ask questions; to inquire. [1913 Webster] He that questioneth much shall learn much. --Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To argue; to converse; to dispute. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] I pray you, think you question with the Jew. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

questioning adj 1: perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know); "he had a quizzical expression" [syn: questioning, quizzical] 2: marked by or given to doubt; "a skeptical attitude"; "a skeptical listener" [syn: doubting, questioning, skeptical, sceptical] 3: showing curiosity; "if someone saw a man climbing a light post they might get inquisitive"; "raised a speculative eyebrow" [syn: inquisitive, speculative, questioning, wondering(a)] n 1: a request for information [syn: questioning, inquiring]