'Inquiring' definitions:
Definition of 'inquiring'
From: WordNet
adjective
Given to inquiry; "an inquiring mind" [ant: uninquiring, uninquisitive]
noun
A request for information [syn: questioning, inquiring]
Definition of 'Inquiring'
From: GCIDE
- Inquire \In*quire"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Inquired; p. pr. & vb. n. Inquiring.] [OE. enqueren, inqueren, OF. enquerre, F. enqu['e]rir, L. inquirere, inquisitum; pref. in- in + quarere to seek. See Quest a seeking, and cf. Inquiry.] [Written also enquire.]
- 1. To ask a question; to seek for truth or information by putting queries. [1913 Webster]
- We will call the damsel, and inquire. --Gen. xxiv. 57. [1913 Webster]
- Then David inquired of the Lord yet again. And the Lord answered him. --1 Sam. xxiii. 4. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To seek to learn anything by recourse to the proper means of knowledge; to make examination. [1913 Webster]
- And inquire Gladly into the ways of God with man. --Miltom. [1913 Webster]
- Note: This word is followed by of before the person asked; as, to inquire of a neighbor. It is followed by concerning, after, or about, before the subject of inquiry; as, his friends inquired about or concerning his welfare. "Thou dost not inquire wisely concerning this." --Eccl. vii. 10. It is followed by into when search is made for particular knowledge or information; as, to inquire into the cause of a sudden death. It is followed by for or after when a place or person is sought, or something is missing. "Inquire in the house of Judas for one called Saul of Tarsus." --Acts ix. 11. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Inquiring'
From: GCIDE
- Inquiring \In*quir"ing\, a. Given to inquiry; disposed to investigate causes; curious; as, an inquiring mind. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'inquiring'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- agape,
- agog,
- all agog,
- analysis,
- asking,
- bringing into question,
- burning with curiosity,
- catechetical method,
- catechistic,
- catechization,
- catechizing,
- challenge,
- consumed with curiosity,
- curious,
- dispute,
- examination,
- ghoulish,
- gossipy,
- inquest,
- inquirendo,
- inquiring mind,
- inquiry,
- inquisition,
- inquisitional,
- inquisitive,
- inquisitorial,
- interested,
- interpellation,
- interrogation,
- interrogational,
- interrogative,
- interrogatory,
- investigative,
- itchy,
- morbid,
- morbidly curious,
- open-eyed,
- openmouthed,
- overcurious,
- probing,
- prurient,
- pumping,
- querying,
- questioning,
- quiz,
- quizzical,
- quizzing,
- scopophiliac,
- seeking,
- Socratic method,
- supercurious,
- voyeuristic