- 1showing an interest in learning new things a child with an inquiring mind
- 2asking for information an inquiring look He raised an inquiring eyebrow in my direction.
inquiring
adjectiveNAmE//ɪnˈkwaɪərɪŋ//
[usually before noun]NAmE//ɪnˈkwaɪərɪŋli//
adverb She looked at him inquiringly.Check pronunciation: inquiring