asking
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- (America) IPA: /ˈæskɪŋ/
- (RP) IPA: /ˈɑːskɪŋ/
- (Northern England, Scotland) IPA: /ˈaskɪŋ/
- (New York, Philadelphia) IPA: /ˈeəskɪŋ/
- (AAVE) IPA: /ˈæksɪŋ/
- present participle of ask#English|ask
asking (plural askings)
- The act or process of posing a question or making a request.
- His asking was greeted with silence.
- (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.
- 2005, The Woman's Book of Resilience: 12 Qualities to Cultivate, by Beth Miller - Page 125
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