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answering

AN-sur-ing/ˈæn.sɚ.ɪŋ/UKAHN-suh-ring/ˈɑːn.sə.ɹɪŋ/

2 meanings of answering

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of answer. Use this form for an action happening now or as the name of the action.

    She is answering the phone in the other room.

    He spent the whole evening answering emails.

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  2. 2
    noununcountable
    The act of replying to a question, message, or call.

    The answering of every email took her most of the morning.

    Quick answering of customer calls made the small shop popular.

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answering is a form of answer

answer, verb: To reply to someone or something. Full entry

Forms
answeranswers he/she/itanswering -ing formanswered past tense, past participle
Spelling
answer → answering: add -ing

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Origin

From Middle English answerynge, made from the word answer plus -ing.