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noun

Definition of interrogatingnext
as in questioning

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interrogating

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verb

present participle of interrogate
1
as in asking
to put a question or questions to interrogated him about where he'd gone the night before

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2
as in examining
to put a series of questions to police interrogated the murder suspect for hours on end

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  1. questioning
  2. asking
  3. examining
  4. interrogation
Noun
  • Marty Makary became a GOP favorite for his questioning of COVID restrictions.
    Anne Flaherty, ABC News, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Stefanik’s questioning of university presidents over antisemitism on their campuses helped lead to two of those presidents resigning, further raising her national profile.
    Thomas Beaumont, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of questioning
Verb
  • Rather than asking the reader to identify the important information, the candidate decides which points are most relevant and highlights that data.
    Amy Lindgren, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
  • By reducing redundant staff and zero energy programs, and by sharpening the pencil on benefits, AC Transit should be able to balance costs and revenues without asking voters for additional taxes.
    Marc Joffe, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of asking
Verb
  • Other big Chinese players are currently examining similar plans.
    Neil Winton, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Challenging your thoughts involves critically examining the negative or anxious thoughts that arise in your mind.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of examining
Noun
  • Amid interrogations about production levels and stockpile health, Replicator promises to set the pace for cheap, fast, proliferated weapons.
    Colin Demarest, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
  • In interrogation, the sisters might have remembered their father’s tactic: focus on a point in the wall and zone out.
    Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of interrogation
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