answering

verbnouncommon in dialogue

United Kingdom//ˈɑːn.sə.ɹɪŋ//
Canada//ˈæn.sɚ.ɪŋ//
Canada/[ˈɛən.sɚ.ɪŋ]/
//ˈæn.sə.ɹɪŋ//
/[ˈɛən.sə.ɹɪŋ]/

The act of giving an answer.

verb

1
Also a form of answerpresent participle and gerund of answer

Etymology

From Middle English answerynge; equivalent to answer + -ing.

noun

1
The act of giving an answer.
An answer that comes out of the whirlwind is, logically, no answer at all: it belongs to a world above that of logical answerings.

Forms

plural: answerings

another · One more further, in addition to the quantity by then; a…answer · A response or reply; something said or done in reaction to a…answered · Having an answer

answering · The act of giving an answer.

ant · Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order…Ant · A diminutive of the male given name Anthony, from Latin.Antarctic · Of, from, or pertaining to Antarctica and the south polar…

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