Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

line of questioning

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.03 in modern English

Syllables: line of ques-tion-ing
IPA

30

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A series of questions that are ordered to develop a specific argument or to discover or learn more information about a topic.

Example Sentences

"Her idiotic line of questioning only works as hilariously well as it does is because of those baffled subjects—the slow blinks, blank stares, and disappointed head shakes of those interviewees as Cunk detonates such boneheaded bombs as “Has anyone ever claimed responsibility for the Big Bang? So we’re no nearer to finding a culprit?” is what keeps the schtick from ever growing stale."

Inflected Forms

lines of questioning (plural)

Synonyms

line of inquiry

Questions

What does line of questioning mean?: A series of questions that are ordered to develop a specific argument or to discover or learn more information about a topic.

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