inquiring
Americanadjective
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seeking facts, information, or knowledge.
an inquiring mind.
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curious; probing; inquisitive in seeking facts.
an inquiring reporter.
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scrutinizing; questioning.
He looked at his father with inquiring eyes.
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"We get tons of people inquiring about stories, and normally we kind of fob them off a bit," he said.
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2026
Would detectives be limited to inquiring about specific customers?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
DHS did not directly respond to a list of questions from the BBC inquiring about how it would address the water supply.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026
This is what the inquiring mind of Hideki Kuriyama, Shohei Ohtani’s former manager, wanted to know.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2026
This cap was a beacon to the inquiring eyes of her family, who during these periods kept their distance, merely popping in their heads semi-occasionally to ask, with interest, “Does genius burn, Jo?”
From "Little Women" by Louisa May Alcott
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