asking

From Middle English asking, askyng, askynge, from Old English āscung (“asking; question; inquiry”), equivalent to ask +‎ -ing.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈæskɪŋ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːskɪŋ/
• (Northern England, Scotland) IPA^(key): /ˈaskɪŋ/
• (NYC, Philadelphia) IPA^(key): /ˈeəskɪŋ/
• (AAVE) IPA^(key): /ˈæksɪŋ/

• Audio (US)

  (file)

asking

1. present participle of ask

asking (plural askings)

1. The act or process of posing a question or making a request.

   His asking was greeted with silence.

2. (rare in the singular) A request, or petition.
   • 2005, The Woman's Book of Resilience: 12 Qualities to Cultivate, by Beth Miller - Page 125

     After many askings, pleadings, and episodes, all leading to nothing, she finally slumped down at the side of a well in a village where she was unknown.

• Normally found in plural, or in set phrases such as for the asking.

• Gaskin, aksing, gaskin, kiangs

asking

1. Alternative form of askynge