Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of answer
nounanswering (plural answerings)
plural answerings
- 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.
1923, John Cann Bailey, The Continuity of Letters, page 107
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivereplying
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Origin
- Middle Englishanswerynge
- Englishanswering
From Middle English answerynge; equivalent to answer + -ing.
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Finnish vastaaminen
- vastaaminenthe act of giving an answer
Portuguese respondimento
- respondimentothe act of giving an answer
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answering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/answering
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“answering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/answering. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “answering,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/answering.
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