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Definition of cross-question verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

cross-question

verb

cross-question somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they cross-question

he / she / it cross-questions

past simple cross-questioned

-ing form cross-questioning

to question someone thoroughly and often in a way that seems aggressive Two police officers spent the next hour cross-questioning me.

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