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.
is interrogating
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present progressiveof interrogate (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“Frieren” excels when it is interrogating how we make sense of time, how we form memories, and, much like Miyazaki’s “The Boy and the Heron,” how do we live?
From Salon ● Dec. 23, 2023
Hagari said Israel has detained some of the militants and is interrogating them to find out how the attack was coordinated.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 17, 2023
Mr. Barnes is interrogating Henry on his relationship to a friend he recommended for a job.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2023
In the first few chapters of the book, which are drawn almost entirely from Seabrook’s writing about himself, there’s little evidence that Ollmann is interrogating Seabrook’s version of events.
From Slate ● Feb. 10, 2017
He is interrogating her, how she is called, and where is she from, and how do they call papa, and how do they call mamma.
From Yama: the pit by Bernard Guilbert Guerney
