reply vs question

Definitions

verb

1. react verbally

noun

1. a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
2. the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange

Examples

Rebecca was too embarrassed to reply, but he took her silence as an affirmative.

India's reply was a total disaster, with wickets falling too rapidly due to run-outs.

What did they say in reply?

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Definitions

noun

1. an instance of questioning
2. uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something
3. the subject matter at issue
4. an informal reference to a marriage proposal
5. a sentence of inquiry that asks for a reply

verb

1. conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
2. place in doubt or express doubtful speculation
3. challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
4. pose a series of questions to
5. pose a question

Examples

Consumers get incredibly upset when dieticians and researchers backtrack on previous findings, proclaiming that products once deemed healthy are now in question.

The question, which has been eating at Matthews for several years, is gnawing on him a couple of hours later as he decompresses at a party at Spago in Beverly Hills.

Canadians were unhappy with so-called intrusive questions, the aggravation of filling it out and even a few were convinced the census was part of a government plot, according to

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