questioning vs asking
asking vs questioningquestioning and asking both are nouns.
questioning is an adjective but asking is not an adjective.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| questioning | Yes | Yes | No | No |
| asking | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
asking is a hypernym of
questioning; that is, asking is a
word with a broader meaning than questioning:
- questioning: a request for information
- asking: the verbal act of requesting
Other hypernyms of questioning include
request.
| questioning (noun) | asking (noun) |
|---|---|
| a request for information | the verbal act of requesting |
| questioning (adjective) | asking (adjective) |
|---|---|
| showing curiosity | |
| marked by or given to doubt | |
| perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know) |
Words related to "questioning"
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