- present participle of inquire.
inquiring
Example Sentences
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"He had an inquiring mind, even at that age. He was great to be around, he enjoyed life," she said.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Local message boards on Facebook show residents filling bags with sand to protect their homes and inquiring whether stores remained open in the early hours on Saturday.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026
A spokesperson for Lineage said that the company was inquiring about what it described as a safer alternative to rapid shutdown devices.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026
He called the county registrar-recorder inquiring about the status of his mail-in ballot, he said, but the election staff didn’t see him listed as a registered voter.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 2, 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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