asking around
Seeking others' knowledge
Asking around is gathering information by questioning multiple people informally.
You ask around when you need to find something out but don't know who has the answer: I've been asking around about apartments in the neighborhood.
The phrase suggests casual inquiry rather than formal investigation—checking with friends, colleagues, or acquaintances to piece together what you need to know.
- requestingAsking for something
- inquiringSeeking information actively
- solicitingActively seeking responses
- putting out feelersTentative preliminary inquiry
- pollingSystematic opinion gathering
querying · surveying · researching · verifying · consulting · interviewing · probing · investigating · contacting · chatting · snooping · word-of-mouth · canvassing · conversing · referring · exploring · troubleshooting · fact-checking
asking aroundannouncing
Publicly stating information
broadcasting · proclaiming · declaring · publicizing · keeping quiet