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asking the question

asking the question is the present participle and gerund of ask the question.

Meaning of ask the question

Verb

ask the question (third-person singular simple present asks the question, present participle asking the question, simple past and past participle asked the question)

  1. (informal) To make an appeal to the umpire against the batsman.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: to ask a given question.

Questions about asking the question

What is asking the question the present participle and gerund of?
Asking the question is the present participle and gerund of ask the question.

Words near asking the question in the dictionary

  1. asking prices
  2. asking rate
  3. asking rates
  4. asking round
  5. asking the impossible
  6. asking the question
  7. askingly
  8. askings
  9. Askins
  10. askip
  11. asklepian

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