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Meaning of ASKING

Pronunciation:  'asking

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  the verbal act of requesting
 

ASKING is a 6 letter word that starts with A.

 

 Synonyms: request
 
 See Also: appeal, billing, call, charge, entreaty, indirect request, inquiring, invitation, notice, notification, order, orison, petition, prayer, questioning, speech act, trick or treat, wish

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Ask"ing\, n.
1. The act of inquiring or requesting; a petition;
   solicitation. --Longfellow.
2. The publishing of banns.
 

 

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