whying

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noun

The act of asking the question "why?".

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Meanings

nounwhying (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe act of asking the question "why?".

    Researchers are not encouraged to engage in whying and the subsequent casting off of rules and procedures adopted from non-substantiated fear through the use of very few sensational occurrences.

    2016, Will C. Van Den Hoonaard, Ann Hamilton, editors, The Ethics Rapture: Exploring Alternatives for Formal Research Ethics Review, Toronto, Ont. […]: University of Toronto Press, →ISBN, page 347
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of why

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

whying. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whying

MLA

“whying.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whying. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “whying,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/whying.

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