different between questioning vs prying

English

Etymology

question +? -ing

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kw?st???n??/
• Hyphenation: ques?tion?ing

Noun

questioning (plural questionings)

1. The action of asking questions; a survey; an inquiry.
2. The act of challenging, wondering and doubting.
3. Interrogation.

Derived terms

• line of questioning

Translations

Adjective

questioning (not generally comparable, comparative more questioning, superlative most questioning)

1. Characterized by questions, inquisitiveness, doubt or wonder.

2. (LGBT) Unsure of one's sexual orientation and/or gender identity.

Verb

questioning

1. present participle of question

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?p?a?.??/

Verb

prying

1. present participle of pry

Noun

prying (plural pryings)

1. The act of one who pries.
   • 1992, Judith Jarvis Thomson, The Realm of Rights (page 280)

     That it is wrongful to do a thing in that it is grubby in the way in which pryings for the sake of prurient interest are grubby, does not by itself make doing the thing an infringement of a claim.

Anagrams

• Pingry