(~s)
1.
An ~ gesture or tone of voice shows that you want to know the answer to a question. (WRITTEN)
Donovan cocked an ~ eye at his companion, who nodded in reply.
= questioning
ADJ: usu ADJ n
2.
In grammar, a clause that is in the ~, or in the ~ mood, has its subject following ‘do’, ‘be’, ‘have’, or a modal verb. Examples are ‘When did he get back?’ and ‘Are you all right?’. Clauses of this kind are typically used to ask questions.
N-SING: the N
3.
In grammar, an ~ is a word such as ‘who’, ‘how’, or ‘why’, which can be used to ask a question.
N-COUNT