questioning vs understanding

questioning

noun
  • The act of challenging, wondering, and doubting. 

  • Interrogation. 

  • The action of asking questions; a survey; an inquiry. 

adj
  • Unsure of one's sexual orientation and/or gender identity. 

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

understanding

noun
  • The act of one that understands or comprehends; comprehension; knowledge; discernment. 

  • Opinion, judgement or outlook. 

  • An informal contract; mutual agreement. 

  • A reconciliation of differences. 

  • Sympathy. 

  • Reason or intelligence, ability to grasp the full meaning of knowledge, ability to infer. 

adj
  • Showing compassion, tolerance, and forbearance. 

How often have the words questioning and understanding occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )