adjective
- Eager to acquire knowledge: curious, inquiring, inquisitive, investigative. See investigate.
- Refusing or reluctant to believe: disbelieving, incredulous, skeptical, unbelieving. See belief/unbelief.
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adjective
| WordNet: questioning |
The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
a request for information
Synonym: inquiring
The adjective questioning has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1:
perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
Synonym: quizzical
Meaning #2:
marked by or given to doubt
Synonyms: doubting, skeptical, sceptical
Meaning #3:
showing curiosity
Synonyms: inquisitive, speculative, wondering
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Questioning is a major form of human thought and interpersonal communication. The term may have the following specific meanings.
Many writers have suggested a strong connection between questioning and the construction of knowledge, as the more skilled the questioning, the wiser the results of the inquiry. Note McKenzie's article, "A questioning toolkit" at http://questioning.org/Q7/toolkit.html
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| Translations: Questioning |
Nederlands (Dutch)
ondervraging, onderzoekend (b.v. gezichts- uitdrukking)
Français (French)
n. - interrogation, interrogatoire, remise en question
Deutsch (German)
n. - Vernehmung, Befragung
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ανάκριση, υποβολή (επ)ερωτήσεων
Italiano (Italian)
interpellanza, interrogazione, interrogatorio, interrogativo
Português (Portuguese)
n. - interrogatório (m)
Русский (Russian)
пересмотр, допрос, вопрошающий
Español (Spanish)
n. - interpelación, interrogatorio
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
审问, 讯问
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 審問, 訊問
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 質問する, 探究心の旺盛な
n. - 質問
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) استجواب
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - שאלות, תישאול
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