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Hugging vs Slapping - What's the difference?

hugging | slapping |

As verbs the difference between hugging and slapping

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

As nouns the difference between hugging and slapping

is that hugging is the act of giving a hug while slapping is the act of giving a slap or slaps.

As an adjective slapping is

very large; whopping.

hugging

English

Verb

(head)

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • The act of giving a hug.
  • * 1844 , Catharine Maria Sedgwick, Tales and Sketches
    • There began to be some movement preparatory to the resumption of our journey, and, after many huggings and kissings, the family parted, and the wagon drove off

    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.