Meaning & use
inquiring
Curious and eager to learn or ask questions about something.
See it in a sentence
Her inquiring mind led her to ask questions no one else in the class had thought of.
The reporter's inquiring look made the witness nervous before a single question was asked.
A note on using this word
Inquiring most often modifies 'mind' or 'look,' describing an attitude of active curiosity rather than simply asking one question.
Words with a similar meaning
curiousquestioning
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Words with an opposite meaning
incuriousindifferent
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