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Asking

/ˈaskɪŋ/

To request (information, or an answer to a question).

📖 Definitions of "Asking"

verb

1
To request (information, or an answer to a question).
"I asked her age."
2
To put forward (a question) to be answered.
"to ask a question"
3
To interrogate or enquire of (a person).
"I'm going to ask this lady for directions."
4
To request or petition; usually with for.
"to ask for a second helping at dinner"

noun

1
The act or process of posing a question or making a request.
"His asking was greeted with silence."
2
A request, or petition.

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
requestnoun	(transitive or with a subjunctive clause) To ask for (something).
interrogatorynoun	A question; an interrogation.
interrogativenoun	(grammar) Asking or denoting a question.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
interrogativenoun	(grammar) Asking or denoting a question.
requestverb	(transitive or with a subjunctive clause) To ask for (something).
interrogatorynoun	A question; an interrogation.
inquiringnoun	inquisitive
questioningnoun	The action of asking questions; a survey; an inquiry.
questionverb	A worded or expressed sentence, phrase, or only a word on its own, which asks for information, a reply, or a response; an interrogative.
requireverb	Naturally to demand (something) as indispensable; to need, to call for as necessary.
requiringnoun	(archaic) A requirement.
solicitverb	(transitive) To persistently endeavor to obtain an object, or bring about an event.
demandverb	To request forcefully.
inviteverb	(transitive) To ask for the presence or participation of someone or something.
doingnoun	A deed or action, especially when somebody is held responsible for it.
solicitingnoun	The act of one who solicits.
seekingnoun	The act of one who seeks; a search or quest to find something.
posernoun	(derogatory, slang) A poseur; someone who affects some behaviour, style, attitude or other condition, often to impress or influence others.
seekverb	(ambitransitive) To try to find; to look for; to search for.
claimingnoun	The act of making a claim.
wonderingnoun	Full of questioning and consideration.
claimverb	To demand ownership of.
knowverb	(transitive) To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be certain of; to be certain that.