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Hitting vs Slapping - What's the difference?

hitting | slapping |

As nouns the difference between hitting and slapping

is that hitting is a series of hits or blows directed at a person or object while slapping is the act of giving a slap or slaps.

As verbs the difference between hitting and slapping

is that hitting is present participle of lang=en while slapping is present participle of lang=en.

As an adjective slapping is

very large; whopping.

hitting

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A series of hits or blows directed at a person or object.
    • Their conflict ended in hitting .
  • The skill of hitting.
    • The batter's hitting improved with practice.

    Verb

    (head)

    • Anagrams

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    slapping

    English

    Verb

    (head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of giving a slap or slaps.

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (slang) Very large; whopping.
  • * 1921 , Dogdom: Monthly: Volume 22
    • It remains to be seen whether she will retain her coat after whelping; if she does, then Americans will be able to admire a slapping great collie bitch — a matron of the robust kind yet retaining all those graces of the collie female of quality.