questioning

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
question/ˈkwestʃən/

▶noun

• 1 a sentence worded or expressed so as to elicit information.

• 2 a doubt.

  ■ the raising of a doubt or objection.

• 3 a problem requiring resolution.

• 4 a matter or concern depending on conditions: a question of age.

▶verb

• 1 ask questions of.

• 2 express doubt about; object to.

– phrases
come (or bring) into question become (or raise) an issue for further consideration or discussion.
in question

• 1 being considered or discussed.

• 2 in doubt.

no question of no possibility of.
out of the question not possible.
put the question require supporters and opponents of a debated proposal to record their votes.

– derivatives
questioner noun,
questioning adjective,
questioningly adverb.

– origin ME: from OFr. question (n.), questionner (v.), from L. quaestio(n-), from quaerere ‘ask, seek’.