Synonyms for questing
| Grammar : Noun, verb |
| Spell : kwest |
| Phonetic Transcription : kwɛst |
Top 10 synonyms for questing Other synonyms for the word questing
- ask about
- bark
- bawl
- bay
- be after
- be on the lookout
- be on to
- beat
- beat about
- beat the bushes
- bellow
- bird-dog
- blubber
- bob for
- cast about
- catechize
- chase
- chase after
- chase down
- clamor
- cross-examine
- delve
- delve for
- determine
- dig for
- dig out
- dig up
- disclose
- discover
- dragnet
- elicit
- enquire
- extract
- fan
- ferret
- ferret out
- fish
- fish for
- forage
- frisk
- get at
- give the third degree
- go after
- go in quest of
- go over
- go over with a fine-tooth comb
- go through
- grill
- groan
- grope
- growl
- grub
- gun for
- hit
- hit up
- hold out for
- hoot
- hunt
- hunt down
- hunt for
- inquire
- inspect
- interrogate
- interview
- investigate
- keen
- knock
- lament
- learn
- leave no stone unturned
- look
- look about
- look all over hell
- look around
- look for
- look high and low
- look over
- make inquiry
- moan
- mouse
- nose
- nose around
- nose out
- outcry
- penetrate
- petition
- pick one's brains
- pick up on
- pierce
- poke into
- probe
- prospect
- prowl
- pry
- pump
- pursue
- put through the wringer
- put to the question
- query
- quest
- question
- quiz
- raise question
- rake
- ransack
- rifle through
- roar
- roast
- root
- root out
- rummage
- run after
- run down
- scan
- scour
- scout
- scout out
- scratch
- scratch around
- scream
- scrutinize
- search
- search for
- search high heaven
- search out
- seek
- shake down
- shout
- show curiosity
- shriek
- sift
- smell around
- smell out
- smoke out
- sniff out
- solicit
- sound out
- study
- sweat it out of
- trace
- track down
- trail
- try to find
- turn inside out
- turn upside down
- ululate
- uncover
- unearth
- wail
- weep
- whimper
- whine
- winnow
- work over
- worm out
- yell
- yelp
- yip
- yowl
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for questing
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