answering
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English answerynge; equivalent to answer + -ing.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɑːn.sə.ɹɪŋ/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈæn.sɚ.ɪŋ/, [ˈɛən.sɚ.ɪŋ]
Audio (US) (file)
- Hyphenation: an‧swer‧ing
Verb[edit]
answering
- present participle and gerund of answer
Noun[edit]
answering (plural answerings)
- The act of giving an answer.
- 1923, John Cann Bailey, The Continuity of Letters, page 107:
- An answer that comes out of the whirlwind is, logically, no answer at all: it belongs to a world above that of logical answerings.
Translations[edit]
the act of giving an answer
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Middle English[edit]
Noun[edit]
answering
- Alternative form of answerynge
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