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  • present participle of ask.

asking

ADJECTIVE
wanting to know
Synonyms
STRONG
querying
WEAK


Example Sentences

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

From Slate • Jun. 9, 2026

“Importing governments are asking one question, ‘What do we do to make sure this never happens again,’” says Kevin Book, co-founder of ClearView Energy Partners.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Shallman said canvassers were carrying multiple clipboards and asking some voters who had already signed the billboard initiative to remove their support.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

In 2024, the chairpersons of 17 parent councils in Aberdeenshire wrote to the Scottish government asking for urgent action to tackle the teacher shortages in the north east.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

“Are you asking if I’ll take you? How does this relate to your great yarn idea?”

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows




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