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questioning vs query

query vs questioning

questioning and query both are nouns.

questioning is an adjective but query is not an adjective.

questioning is not a verb while query is a verb.

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

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