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Questioning vs Questionable - What's the difference?

questioning | questionable |

As adjectives the difference between questioning and questionable

is that questioning is characterized by questions, inquisitiveness, doubt or wonder while questionable is inviting questions; inviting inquiry.

As a noun questioning

is the action of asking questions; a survey; an inquiry.

As a verb questioning

is present participle of lang=en.

questioning

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The action of asking questions; a survey; an inquiry.
  • The act of challenging, wondering and doubting.
  • Interrogation

    • Adjective

    (head)
  • Characterized by questions, inquisitiveness, doubt or wonder.

    • Verb

    (head)

    • questionable

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Inviting questions; inviting inquiry.
  • * Shakespeare, Hamlet :
    • Thou comest in such a questionable shape.
  • Problematic; open to doubt or challenge.
    • It is questionable if the universe is open or closed.
  • Of dubious respectability or morality.
    • Tiffiny's behavior is highly questionable .