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  • present participle of ask.

asking

ADJECTIVE
wanting to know
Synonyms
STRONG
querying
WEAK


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In 2024, An got back in touch with La Roux via a direct message on Instagram asking if she remembered the alleged incident.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The only question is whether senators will be effective in asking those questions.

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

Among the questions she’s asking herself: “Am I allowed to like Megyn Kelly now?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

The LA Local obtained photos of a petition asking voters to remove their names from the Billboard Blight Elimination and Neighborhood Preservation Initiative.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

It takes me second to realize what he’s asking.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison




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