Questionings

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. The act of soliciting information or clarification through various inquiries
2. The process of seeking answers or clarifications by posing inquiries
3. Engaging in requests for details or explanations about a topic or situation

Etymology: "Questionings" is simply the plural of "questioning," a noun for the act of asking questions to get answers or clarification. The plural form is used when referring to several separate acts of inquiry, as in a series of probing sessions or repeated rounds of asking. The noun "questioning" is formed from "question" plus the suffix "-ing," which turns a verb or noun into a noun naming an action or process. "Question" itself came into English from Old French "question," ultimately from Latin "quaestio," meaning an inquiry or investigation, so the base word already carried the sense of seeking information. Middle English then produced "questionyng" as the noun for the action, and the suffix did the rest of the work.

Synonyms: inquiries, interrogations, queries, investigations, examinations

Antonyms: answers, resolutions, solutions, clarifications, certainties