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Provocative vs Charging - What's the difference?

provocative | charging |

As nouns the difference between provocative and charging

is that provocative is while charging is (countable) an act or process of charging (as of a battery).

As an adjective provocative

is serving or tending to elicit a strong, often negative sentiment in another person; exasperating.

As a verb charging is

present participle of charge.

provocative

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Serving or tending to elicit a strong, often negative sentiment in another person; exasperating.
  • Serving or tending to excite, stimulate or arouse sexual interest.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • * 1723 , Charles Walker, Memoirs of the Life of Sally Salisbury :
    • She used by way of Provocative , to read the wanton Verses of her (Paramour) in the day time [...].
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    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.