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Explaining vs Responding - What's the difference?

explaining | responding |

As verbs the difference between explaining and responding

is that explaining is while responding is .

As nouns the difference between explaining and responding

is that explaining is explanation while responding is response.

explaining

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • explanation
    • You've got some explaining to do!
  • * 1973 , Abraham Kaplan, The conduct of inquiry (page 327)
    • Among these various explainings there is one set which it is comparatively easy to distinguish. I call it semantic explanation: making clear a meaning.

    responding

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • response
  • * 1835 , William Scoresby, Memorials of the Sea (page 59)
    • Nor were their ardent hopes disappointed; for in a short time the usual quietness of the day, with us, was broken in upon by the shout of success from the pursuing boats, followed by vehement respondings from the contiguous ship.

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