Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: asking
IPA transcription: ['æskɪŋ]
Pronunciations of asking
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: request, asking
    Meaning: the verbal act of requesting
Usage examples
  • "I wasn't asking you."
  • 'I'm asking you for my own money.
  • It's the holiday they are asking for."
  • He was just asking for you a moment ago."
  • "I'm asking you what ails you?" he bawled.
  • "I'm asking what sort of a Yank trick this is?
  • On asking after her I learned that she was ill.
  • Cosette walked on without asking any questions.
  • Anyhow I will try my luck without asking her leave.
  • One might go on asking such questions indefinitely."
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Meerkat Manor, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Race Against Time: Searching for Hope in AIDS-Ravaged Africa, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Desmond Hume, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording George Lansbury, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Calvin and Hobbes, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording John Y. Brown (politician, born 1835), License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording 2012 phenomenon, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Aggie Bonfire, License CC BY-SA 4.0