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answering

noun

  1. the act of giving a response or reply
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adjective

  1. give an answer, reply
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈɑːn.sə.ɹɪŋ/ / /ˈæn.sɚ.ɪŋ/ / [ˈɛən.sɚ.ɪŋ]

noun

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

  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.

verb

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

  1. present participle and gerund of answer