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Applying vs Appalling - What's the difference?

applying | appalling |

As verbs the difference between applying and appalling

is that applying is while appalling is .

As a noun applying

is the act of applying.

As an adjective appalling is

horrifying and astonishing.

applying

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (-)
  • The act of applying.
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    • , author=(Henry Petroski) , title=Opening Doors , volume=100, issue=2, page=112-3 , magazine= citation , passage=A doorknob of whatever roundish shape is effectively a continuum of levers, with the axis of the latching mechanism—known as the spindle—being the fulcrum about which the turning takes place. Applying' a force tangential to the knob is essentially equivalent to ' applying one perpendicular to a radial line defining the lever.}}

    appalling

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Horrifying and astonishing.
    • That was an appalling waste of money.

    Usage notes

    * Not to be confused with appealing.

    Synonyms

    * awful, grotesque, horrid, hideous, terrible

    Derived terms

    * appallingly