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Batling vs Bailing - What's the difference?

batling | bailing |

As nouns the difference between batling and bailing

is that batling is a young, small, or baby bat while bailing is the act by which something is bailed.

As a verb bailing is

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batling

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A young, small, or baby bat.
  • *1998 , Irene Brady, Wild Babies :
    • When the batling was eight days old he fell, fluttering.
  • *2008 , Wonders of Animal Life - Page 126:
    • His flexible wings, wrapped round him, serve him as bed-clothes, and his mate carries the batling clinging to her breast even when she flies out to forage.
  • *2011 , Hayley Perridge, Flashing Lights :
    • “Now if you don't mind; I have some 'batlings' to feed, if you catch my drift.” He smiled, nodding a subtle goodbye before turning towards the open window.

    bailing

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act by which something is bailed.
  • * Ernest Thompson Seton, Two Little Savages
    • He took a bucket and bailed the muddy stuff out right to the bottom, and let it fill up to be again bailed out. After three bailings the water came in cold, sweet, and pure as crystal.