interrogate
verb (used with object)
to ask questions of (a person), sometimes to seek answers or information that the person questioned considers personal or secret.
interrogating
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present participleof interrogate.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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But Trump’s latest posts appear less interested in interrogating Washington than in imagining him as a collaborator — writing, riding and offering design tips to his 21st-century successor.
From Salon ● Aug. 16, 2026
And if the conventional wisdom about a candidate is a lot friendlier on that platform than on a competitor’s, I’d spend some extra time interrogating why that might be happening.
From Slate ● Jul. 14, 2026
I wish the show’s wall text and labels weren’t so overloaded with jargon, verbs like navigating, negotiating, interrogating, decentering, decontextualizing, disrupting and destabilizing.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 9, 2026
It’s also not like superhero comic books haven’t had storylines about marginalized communities or interrogating people in power.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026
Pauline Hawthorne’s work, she learned, was known for its immediacy and its intimacy, for interrogating images of femininity and identity.
From "Little Fires Everywhere" by Celeste Ng
