- present participle of inquire.
inquiring
Example Sentences
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The confusion began when the State Department reached out to Couric, wondering why fellow correspondent Scott Pelley’s team was inquiring about Clinton.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2026
"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
I never steered inquiring family and friends away from Spirit unless it was an event they couldn’t miss.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
This is what the inquiring mind of Hideki Kuriyama, Shohei Ohtani’s former manager, wanted to know.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 9, 2026
Harriet thought that it would be perfectly natural and understandable if this son should write to his foster father, reporting about his health and inquiring about the family.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
