Asking

Pronunciation

Verb

present participle

1. Present participle of ask

Full definition of asking

Noun

1. The act or process of posing a question or making a request.His asking was greeted with silence.
2. (Rare in the singular) A request, or petition.
• 2005, The Woman's Book of Resilience: 12 Qualities to Cultivate, by Beth Miller - Page 125
• 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.

Usage notes

Normally found in plural, or in set phrases such as for the asking.

Anagrams

• aksing, gaskin, kiangs