asking
/ˈæskɪŋ/
adjectivenoun
That asks; that expresses a question or request.
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Adjective 1 meaning
That asks; that expresses a question or request.
Noun 2 meanings
The act or process of posing a question or making a request.
“His asking was greeted with silence.”
The marriage banns.
Where it comes from
Etymology
From Middle English askinge, askande, from Old English āsciende, from Proto-West Germanic *aiskōndī, present participle of Proto-West Germanic *aiskōn (“to ask”), equivalent to ask + -ing.
ASKING at a glance
ASKING has 6 letters and scores 11 points in Scrabble (A 1 + S 1 + K 5 + I 1 + N 1 + G 2) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,119 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with asking
All rhymes- BEING8
- GOING7
- SOMETHING15
- DURING8
- THING9
- DOING7
- HAVING13
- GETTING9
- LOOKING12
- ANYTHING15
- NOTHING11
- EVERYTHING20
One letter away
- ASHING10
- TSKING11
- ARKING11
- ASWING10
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