questing

verb

present participle of quest
1
as in demanding
to ask for (something) earnestly or with authority I respectfully quest your assistance in this matter

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2
as in pursuing
to go in search of many daydreamers trekked to California questing riches during the great gold rush of 1849

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3
as in seeking
to make a request for please wait until the lecturer specifically quests comments from the audience before chiming in

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Recent Examples of questing Thibs, as he is called, is a lovable grump and an enjoyable sideline presence who had a knack for wringing great, gritty performances out of his team of questing try-hards. — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 2 June 2026 Chicago police are questing a person of interest in connection with the fatal shooting of Loyola University student Sheridan Gorman. — Elyssa Kaufman, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2026 But that is no reason to let the questing spirit atrophy. — Tom Vanderbilt, Outside, 29 Dec. 2025 Who else out there is giving us space-whale politics, mystical mycelial networks, and children questing to witness the face of God? — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2025 Wishing you week of hardly working, mostly questing. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for questing
  1. demanding
  2. pursuing
  3. seeking
  4. requiring
  5. requesting
  6. asking
  7. wanting
  8. claiming
Verb
  • One hospital system, which Veno declined to name, started a recent negotiation by demanding a 50% increase in prices over a three-year period.
    — Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Voters head to the polls demanding decisive federal action in the near future.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of demanding
Verb
  • When Tian’s solo project began gaining traction, Cui was pursuing a master’s in computer science and machine learning at the University of Toronto and working on autonomous-vehicle research.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The city is pursuing a more ambitious vision for the site, formalized in 2021, that would see the property transformed not just with housing, but also entertainment and hotels.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of pursuing
Verb
  • Surely those seeking to restrict access to energy drinks can draw on these successes.
    — Kent Sepkowitz, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
  • As many have observed, and Republicans are somewhat ineffectually seeking to highlight, the post-Barack Obama Democratic Party has come to consist of little more than a toxic mixture of socialism, antisemitism and wokeness.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of seeking
Verb
  • By contrast, a patient with dangerously low sodium levels requiring an ICU stay, frequent lab checks, and carefully titrated IV fluids undoubtedly does use more resources.
    — Leah Pierson, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Building conventional simulations for robot testing can be time-consuming and costly, Taiuti said, requiring developers to create three-dimensional objects and configure scenes.
    — Wen Shao, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of requiring
Verb
  • Enter Japanese slugger Munetaka Murakami, who arrived in December on a $34 million contract, requesting that a few TOTO Washlet bidet seats be installed in the clubhouse.
    — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The concerns caused investors in certain types of funds to pull out their money at record rates — sometimes requesting nearly 40% of a single fund in a quarter, but most funds have capped at 5%.
    — Ellen DiMauro, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of requesting
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  • That same day, at least one student received a disciplinary notice asking them to schedule a meeting with the student conduct administrator in less than two weeks.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • One example would be asking the agent to book a medical appointment.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of asking
Verb
  • There are committee members who are protecting their turf, not wanting to offend the powers that be.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026
  • For years, Democratic candidates were terrified of being accused of wanting to raise taxes.
    — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of wanting
Verb
  • But anonymous Telegram channels claiming to be fact-checking organizations gained popularity and spread the false narrative there.
    — RENÉE DIRESTA, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Trans-exclusionary feminists like Julie Bindel or Kathleen Stock, and for that matter Davidson and Craven, enjoy regular access to the national media to delegitimize trans identity while claiming transgender people undermine women’s voices.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of claiming

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“Questing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/questing. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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