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quæstioning

quæstioning is the archaic spelling of questioning.

quæstioning is the present participle and gerund of quæstion.

Meaning of questioning

Adjective

questioning (not generally comparable, comparative more questioning, superlative most questioning)

  1. (not comparable, usually) Characterized by questions, inquisitiveness, doubt, or wonder; quizzical.
    • Why do you have a questioning look? Are you puzzled about something?
  2. (not comparable, usually) Unsure of one's sexual orientation or gender identity.
    • We entertain the boy and it becomes more evident that his dad is trans and he is questioning; my coworker keeps frowning about it.2020 February 4, “Transitioning To Some New Protocols”, in Not Always Right, archived from the original on 29 Jan 2021

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Questions about quæstioning

What is quæstioning the archaic spelling of?
Quæstioning is the archaic spelling of questioning.

Words near quæstioning in the dictionary

  1. quæsita
  2. quæstion
  3. quæstionable
  4. quæstionary
  5. quæstioned
  6. quæstioning
  7. quæstions
  8. quæstor
  9. quæstors
  10. Qué.
  11. Québec

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Adapted from Wiktionary: quæstioning (page history and authors); questioning (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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