inquiring

[in-kwahyuhr-ing]

adjective

1. seeking facts, information, or knowledge.

   an inquiring mind.

2. curious; probing; inquisitive in seeking facts.

   an inquiring reporter.

3. scrutinizing; questioning.

   He looked at his father with inquiring eyes.

inquiring

/ ɪnˈkwaɪərɪŋ /

adjective

1. seeking or tending to seek answers, information, etc

   an inquiring mind

Other Word Forms

• inquiringly adverb
• noninquiring adjective
• noninquiringly adverb
• uninquiring adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of inquiring¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; inquire + -ing ²

Example Sentences

And Penelope, too, was half expecting a letter, for she had written to Simon in that morning’s post inquiring about the Gypsy woman.

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Wandelt was detained after getting off a flight, while Mrs Spragg had been waiting in a car park nearby and was arrested after sending anxious messages inquiring about the whereabouts of her co-accused.

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“I don’t think it’s less stressful,” Dodgers pitching coach Mark Prior said to an inquiring middle-aged reporter with gray hair getting a little too noticeable.

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She wrote a polite note to the clinic inquiring as to the nature and purpose of the charges.

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“This? It’s an origami mask,” she said to an inquiring passerby.

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