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inquiring

 adjective
     
in‧quir‧ing , enquiring [only before noun]
1 an inquiring look or expression shows that you want to ask about something:
She raised an inquiring eyebrow towards Murray.
2

an inquiring mind

someone who has an inquiring mind is very interested in finding out more about everything:
As a child he had a lively inquiring mind.
—inquiringly adverb:
Victor looked at her inquiringly.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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