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cross-examining

cross-examining is the present participle and gerund of cross-examine.

Meaning of cross-examine

Verb

cross-examine (third-person singular simple present cross-examines, present participle cross-examining, simple past and past participle cross-examined)

  1. (transitive) To question (someone) closely in order to verify facts, or information previously given.
  2. (intransitive) To question a trial witness who has already been questioned by the other side.

Noun

cross-examining (countable and uncountable, plural cross-examinings)

  1. A cross-examination.

Forms of cross-examining

pluralcross-examinings

Questions about cross-examining

What does cross-examining mean?
Cross-examining means a cross-examination.
What is cross-examining the present participle and gerund of?
Cross-examining is the present participle and gerund of cross-examine.
What part of speech is cross-examining?
Cross-examining is a noun.
What is the plural of cross-examining?
The plural of cross-examining is cross-examinings.

Words near cross-examining in the dictionary

  1. cross-examined
  2. cross-examiner
  3. cross-examiners
  4. cross-examines
  5. cross-examing
  6. cross-examining
  7. cross-examinings
  8. cross-exams
  9. cross-eye
  10. cross-eyed
  11. cross-eyedness

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