asking

Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈæskɪŋ/]

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1. asking (noun) — sense 1

Definition: The act or process of posing a question or making a request.

Example: His asking was greeted with silence.

2. asking (noun) — sense 2

Definition: A request, or petition.

Example: After many askings, pleadings, and episodes, all leading to nothing, she finally slumped down at the side of a well in a village where she was unknown.

3. asking (noun) — sense 3

Definition: The marriage banns.

No relations.

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