answering

From Middle English answeryng; equivalent to answer +‎ -ing.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɑːn.sə.ɹɪŋ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈæn.sə.ɹɪŋ/
• (æ-tensing, non-rhotic) IPA^(key): [ˈeən.sə.ɹɪŋ]
• Hyphenation: an‧swer‧ing

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answering

1. present participle of answer

answering (plural answerings)

1. The act of giving an answer.
   • 1923, John Cann Bailey, The Continuity of Letters, page 107:

     An answer that comes out of the whirlwind is, logically, no answer at all: it belongs to a world above that of logical answerings.

answering

1. Alternative form of answeryng