Emily Dickinson Lexicon

question (-ed, -s), v. [OFr questionner, see question, n.] (webplay: dead, desire, doubt, man, princes, resurrection, truth, witness).

1. Doubt; challenge.
2. Interrogate.
3. Ask; query; inquire; wonder; ponder; desire to know; seek knowledge.
4. Phrase. “Question to”: wonder about; puzzle over.