present participle of ask for it

present participle of ask

The act or process of posing a question or making a request. / (rare in the singular) A request, or petition. / (in the plural) The marriage banns.

That asks; that expresses a question or request.

(idiomatic) Available for someone to have something just by asking for it, i.e., without any significant effort or outlay; freely.

present participle of ask for

plural of asking

(transitive or ditransitive) To request (information, or an answer to a question). / To put forward (a question) to be answered. / To interrogate or enquire of (a person).

An act or instance of asking. / Something asked or asked for. / An asking price.

(UK dialectal and Scotland) An eft; newt. / (UK dialectal) A lizard.