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questings

questings is the plural of questing.

Meaning of questing

Noun

questing (plural questings)

  1. The act of going in quest of something.
    • [A] puiſſant olyphant being brought to the place, the grehound ſeming to reioice at the greatnes of the beaſt, rouſed him, and after two or three queſtynges, he lept to the great Olyphante, and after a longe fight ouerthrew hym and kylled hym. So I doubt not but that ſome men […] whiche beeyng ones...1541, Thomas Elyote [i.e., Thomas Elyot], “The Preface. To All the Nobilitee of this Flourishyng Realme of England, Thomas Elyote Knight Desyreth Increase of Vertue and Honour.”, in [Aelius...

Questions about questings

What is questings the plural of?
Questings is the plural of questing.

Words near questings in the dictionary

  1. questie
  2. questies
  3. questin
  4. questing
  5. questingly
  6. questings
  7. questinol
  8. question
  9. question mark
  10. question marks
  11. question master

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