retting

As nouns the difference between retting and shearing

is that retting is the act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, maceration, and similar processes while shearing is the act or operation of clipping with shears or a shearing machine, as the wool from sheep, or the nap from cloth.

As an adjective shearing is

tending to cut or tear.

As a verb shearing is

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As a noun retting is

the act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, maceration, and similar processes.

As nouns the difference between terms and retting

is that terms is while retting is the act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, maceration, and similar processes.

As nouns the difference between retting and wetting

is that retting is the act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, maceration, and similar processes while wetting is the act of making something wet.

As a verb wetting is

present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective wetting is

that makes (something) wet.

As nouns the difference between letting and retting

is that letting is (british) the rental of an apartment while retting is the act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, maceration, and similar processes.

As a verb letting

is .

As a verb renting

is .

As a noun retting is

the act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, maceration, and similar processes.

Rotting is a synonym of retting.

As nouns the difference between retting and rotting

is that retting is the act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, maceration, and similar processes while rotting is the process by which something rots.

As a verb rotting is

present participle of lang=en.

As a noun retting

is the act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, maceration, and similar processes.

As a verb retying is

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As nouns the difference between getting and retting

is that getting is the act of obtaining or acquiring; acquisition while retting is the act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, maceration, and similar processes.

As a verb getting

is .

As nouns the difference between retting and vetting

is that retting is the act or process of preparing flax for use by soaking, maceration, and similar processes while vetting is a checking or investigation.

As a verb vetting is

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