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Antonyms for enquiring


Grammar : Verb
Spell : en-kwahyuh r
Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈkwaɪər



Definition of enquiring

Origin :
  • see inquire. An alternative form mainly used in sense of "to ask a question." Related: enquired; enquiring.
  • verb ask about
Example sentences :
  • He told me that a suspicious character had been hanging about the hall, enquiring for me.
  • Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine
  • And yet this would hardly be matter to satisfy your enquiring mind.
  • Extract from : « The Lyric » by John Drinkwater
  • He lighted a cigarette and looked at her with a faint, enquiring smile.
  • Extract from : « The Education of Eric Lane » by Stephen McKenna
  • Were we not enquiring whether the second place belonged to pleasure or wisdom?
  • Extract from : « Philebus » by Plato
  • He got up, enquiring of his mother if she would swear to come up presently.
  • Extract from : « Love and Lucy » by Maurice Henry Hewlett
  • She only bowed to Charles, enquiring from me whether he was likewise a clerk.
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • There was no room for any doubt before that stern and enquiring gaze.
  • Extract from : « The Rescue » by Joseph Conrad
  • He remained with her about an hour, then after enquiring if he could be of any service to her, he took his leave.
  • Extract from : « Isabel Leicester » by Clotilda Jennings
  • About womenfolk we are neither so enquiring nor so particular.
  • Extract from : « A Poor Man's House » by Stephen Sydney Reynolds
  • I was enquiring if the Hudson was frozen up or not during the winter?
  • Extract from : « Diary in America, Series One » by Frederick Marryat (AKA Captain Marryat)

Synonyms for enquiring

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