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questioning vs enquiry

enquiry vs questioning

questioning and enquiry both are nouns.

questioning is an adjective but enquiry is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
questioning Yes Yes No No
enquiry Yes No No No
As nouns, enquiry is a hyponym of questioning; that is, enquiry is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than questioning:
  • questioning: a request for information
  • enquiry: an instance of questioning
Other hyponyms of questioning include challenge, inquiry, interrogation, query, question, examination, interrogation, interrogatory.
questioning (noun) enquiry (noun)
a request for information a systematic investigation of a matter of public interest
a search for knowledge
an instance of questioning
questioning (adjective) enquiry (adjective)
showing curiosity
marked by or given to doubt
perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
Difference between questioning and enquiry

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