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Charging vs Recharging - What's the difference?

charging | recharging |

As verbs the difference between charging and recharging

is that charging is present participle of charge while recharging is .

As nouns the difference between charging and recharging

is that charging is (countable) an act or process of charging (as of a battery) while recharging is the act by which something is recharged.

charging

English

Verb

(head)
  • Present participle of charge.
  • Noun

  • (countable) An act or process of charging (as of a battery).
  • (uncountable, basketball) An offensive foul in which the player with the ball moves into a stationary defender.
  • Smith is called for charging , and the Nimrods will get the ball.

    recharging

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is recharged.
  • Frequent rechargings may wear down a battery.