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questioning vs question

question vs questioning

questioning and question both are nouns.

questioning is an adjective but question is not an adjective.

questioning is not a verb while question is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
questioning Yes Yes No No
question Yes No Yes No
As nouns, question is a hyponym of questioning; that is, question is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than questioning:
  • questioning: a request for information
  • question: an instance of questioning
Other hyponyms of questioning include challenge, enquiry, inquiry, interrogation, query, examination, interrogation, interrogatory.
questioning (noun) question (noun)
a request for information uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something
an instance of questioning
the subject matter at issue
a formal proposal for action made to a deliberative assembly for discussion and vote
a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply
an informal reference to a marriage proposal
questioning (adjective) question (adjective)
showing curiosity
marked by or given to doubt
perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
questioning (verb) question (verb)
pose a question
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
place in doubt or express doubtful speculation
pose a series of questions to
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
Difference between questioning and question

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