- present participle of inquire.
inquiring
Example Sentences
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"We get tons of people inquiring about stories, and normally we kind of fob them off a bit," he said.
From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026
Soon after, brands reached out for the first time inquiring about possibly paying her for promotional partnerships.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026
“I don’t have my spiel yet!” she warns, inquiring for the first of a few times what I thought of it and whether I enjoyed it.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026
Within the hour, Stabile said, he got a call from Smith, inquiring about a release plan.
From Salon • Feb. 19, 2026
She was absorbed and moved by the man she met in those pages, an inquiring and intelligent man, a kind man, a man so utterly, helplessly, winningly humane.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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