Antonyms for questing

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : kwest

Phonetic Transcription : kwɛst

Definition of questing

Origin : c.1300, "an inquest;" early 14c., "a search for something" (especially of judicial inquiries or hounds seeking game), from Old French queste "search, quest, chase, hunt, pursuit; inquest, inquiry" (12c., Modern French quête), properly "the act of seeking," and directly from Medieval Latin questa "search, inquiry," alteration of Latin quaesitus (fem. quaesita) "sought-out, select," past participle of quaerere "seek, gain, ask" (see query (n.)). Romance sense of "adventure undertaken by a knight" (especially the search for the Grail) is attested from late 14c. Johnson's dictionary has questmonger "Starter of lawsuits or prosecutions."

As in howl : noun long, painful cry
As in question : verb ask for answer
As in search : verb seek to find something
As in seek : verb look for
As in ululate : verb howl
As in ferret out : verb search out
As in hunt : verb look, search for

Example sentences :

It was near, and the questing, expectant note caught her ear.
Extract from : « The Coast of Chance » by Esther Chamberlain

It does not inspire them to Questing—man's real and most significant business.
Extract from : « Child and Country » by Will Levington Comfort

It was certainly he who, questing for game in the night, marked the trail with his feet.
Extract from : « The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles » by Jean Henri Fabre

After weeks of questing about, we did almost close for one estate.
Extract from : « The Abandoned Farmers » by Irvin S. Cobb

His nose was thin and aquiline, with nostrils that seemed forever to be questing.
Extract from : « Hi Jolly! » by James Arthur Kjelgaard

His hobbies are hunting, fishing, dogs, and questing for new stories.
Extract from : « Hi Jolly! » by James Arthur Kjelgaard

A grave calmness came upon him then, and a questing thoroughness.
Extract from : « The Wolf Cub » by Patrick Casey

The dogs, questing to and fro, filled the air with their deep-mouthed ravings.
Extract from : « The White Hand and the Black » by Bertram Mitford

Her questing hand touched his shoulder and crept to his face.
Extract from : « The People of the Crater » by Andrew North

Questing new environment, they would be ascending the rivers.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories, May, 1931 » by Various

Synonyms for questing

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