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Webster 1913 Edition
Asking
Ask′ing
,Noun.
1.
The act of inquiring or requesting; a petition; solicitation.
Longfellow.
2.
The publishing of banns.
Webster 1828 Edition
Asking
'ASKING
, ppr.1.
Requesting; petitioning; interrogating; inquiring.2.
Silently expressing request or desire.Explain the asking eye.