As verbs the difference between filching and pilfering
is that
filching is while
pilfering is .
As nouns the difference between filching and pilfering
is that
filching is the act of one who filches; theft while
pilfering is the act by which something is pilfered; a petty theft.
filching English
Verb
(head)
Noun
( en noun)
The act of one who filches; theft.
* 1959 , Jack London, The Star Rover
- Truly, the worships of the Mystery wandered as did men, and between filchings and borrowings the gods had as vagabond a time of it as did we.
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pilfering English
Verb
(head)
Noun
( en noun)
The act by which something is pilfered; a petty theft.
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