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askings

askings is the plural of asking.

Meaning of asking

Noun

asking (countable and uncountable, plural askings)

  1. The act or process of posing a question or making a request.
    • His asking was greeted with silence.
  2. (rare, singular) A request, or petition.
    • After many askings, pleadings, and episodes, all leading to nothing, she finally slumped down at the side of a well in a village where she was unknown.2005, Beth Miller, The Woman's Book of Resilience: 12 Qualities to Cultivate, page 125
  3. (in plural) The marriage banns.

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Questions about askings

What is askings the plural of?
Askings is the plural of asking.

Words near askings in the dictionary

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

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