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Definition of asking : 1. of Ask
2. The act of inquiring or requesting; a petition; solicitation.
3. The publishing of banns.

Synonyms:

postulation, interrogatory, request, interrogative, petition

exploring, surveying, polling, interpolating, questioning, debating, canvassing, interrogating, delving, catechizing, investigating, contemplating, disputing, challenging, querying, quizzing, seeking, cross-examining, probing, inquiring, examining

Usage examples:

• She kept asking for you." - "Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life", Ann S. Stephens.
• She had been asking for him, would be glad he had come. - "The Lash", Olin L. Lyman.
• " Do you think," he finished by asking, " that she has any idea what the situation really is?" - "Mary Wollaston", Henry Kitchell Webster.