cross-question noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •A question posed during a cross-examination. verb1 •To subject to close questioning.The good man, he looks on us so clear and cheery, and in his neighbourly soft-smiling eyes we see so well our own shadow, - we have a longing always to cross-question him. — 1843 formscross-questioned · cross-questioning · cross-questions